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The DOL is (again) abandoning attempts to extend fiduciary duty to one-time rollovers from retirement accounts. Will the fiduciary rule rise a third time?

New data from Equitable reveals that diversifying into less understood or potentially more volatile asset classes, like small-caps or emerging markets, is worth considering.

An American data and analytics firm is calling for industry-wide collaboration to find solutions for artificial intelligence-driven insurance fraud, which is becoming increasingly complex and widespread.

Artificial intelligence may also help address a longstanding industry issue: the gender gap in coverage.

Historically treated as a short-term, minor issue, menopause hasn’t been built into retirement models as a sustained driver of healthcare costs.

Failure to leverage digital tools to streamline business processes is tainting an otherwise high financial advisor satisfaction score for U.S. life insurance and annuity companies.

The financial lives of Americans have never been more complex, and complexity is precisely why integration matters.

Prudential posted stronger first-quarter earnings Wednesday, even as the insurer continued to grapple with fallout from compliance problems in Japan.

America’s health care affordability crisis is driven by unchecked health care consolidation, particularly among hospitals, according to a report released by Families USA.

As life insurers toast another quarter of strong sales, executives are also eyeing the elephant in the room: a looming Equitable-Corebridge powerhouse.

Two shifts in care are bringing more people to hospital outpatient departments, and these hospital departments are more expensive than independent physician offices for the same service.

Genworth Financial continues to grow its CareScout brand while doubling down on efforts to proactively manage its mispriced LTC blocks.

CVS Health reported strong first-quarter results Wednesday, with its insurance business, anchored by Aetna, showing meaningful improvement.

Total U.S. individual life insurance new annualized premium plus excess jumped 10% year over year to $4.5 billion in the first quarter of 2026, according to LIMRA’s preliminary U.S. Life Insurance Sales Survey.

Advisors expect that 54% of clients will receive ongoing comprehensive planning advice by 2027, up from the current 48%, according to the latest Cerulli Edge—U.S. Advisor Edition.

Corebridge and Equitable announced a March merger to form a $22 billion entity, a deal expected to close by year-end 2026.

Transamerica reached a settlement on charges that it improperly increased COI charges on certain life insurance policies in 2022 and 2023.

While many insurance providers have begun adopting artificial intelligence, others are already racing ahead to the next stage of scaling solutions.

Advisors who recognize this and serve their female clients accordingly are better positioned to build meaningful, long-term relationships.