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Murray Giles Hulse died peacefully in Charlottesville on February 1, 2026, with family singing to him at his bedside. Murray was born in Elizabeth, NJ, to Stewart Harding Hulse and Katharine Jones Hulse on November 12, 1934. Soon after college graduation he began a career with Aetna Life Insurance Company that took him to Michigan, where he and his former wife…

Maryland regulators fined Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company $80,000 and ordered it to stop reducing payments on certain doctor-billed services— a practice that could leave patients on the hook for more of their health care costs. A complaint from a MedChi representative in August alerted the Maryland Insurance Administration to Cigna "s policy of…

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A-, the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ a-” and the Vietnam National Scale Rating of aaa.VN of PVI Insurance Corporation. The outlook of these Credit Ratings is stable. PVI Insurance benefits from good financial flexibility, given its majority ownership by HDI V.a.G.

As rising costs continue to outpace wages, many Americans are cutting costs by prioritizing lower premium insurance benefits offered by their employers during open enrollment— often at the expense of long-term financial protection. According to Securian Financial’ s fourth annual workplace benefits study,“ The Affordability Trap: Why cheaper choices cost…

Zocks, the privacy-first AI assistant for financial advisors, today announced it is bringing its AI-automated operational and document intelligence capabilities to the life insurance market. Zocks is already in use exclusively at two of the three largest U.S. life insurance carriers. “Zocks speeds up our workflow after calls, letting us send emails and…

While the staff at the Department of Insurance can’ t help you probate a person’ s will, we can help you locate a lost life insurance policy. You can find the Lost Life Insurance and Annuity Service on the Department of Insurance’ s web page at: ncdoi.gov. Last year, the tool helped North Carolinians obtain $65.9 million in claims from life insurance policies that had…

New York Life, America’ s largest¹ mutual life insurer, today announced record financial results for 2025, reflecting the strength of its mutual structure, diversified business model, and disciplined capital management. Supported by this strong performance, New York Life declared a $2.8 billion dividend 4 to eligible participating policy owners, the…

Fort Worth, Texas— National Farm Life Insurance Company announced today that its Board of Directors has elected Dr. Dr. McGregor has served as a member of the company's Board of Directors since 2009 and succeeds J.D. Dr. McGregor previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of NFLIC.

SBLI today announced that its popular EasyTrak Digital Term product just got even better. The Chronic Illness Rider allows eligible policyholders who meet rider criteria as certified by a physician to accelerate up to 50% of their death benefit, to a maximum of $250,000. “EasyTrak has always been about removing barriers and making life insurance simple,” said…

SWBC is proud to announce that Joan Cleveland, President and CEO of SWBC Life Insurance Company and Executive Vice President of SWBC Property and Casualty Insurance Company, has been appointed by the Texas Commissioner of Insurance to the Texas Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Board of Directors. Joan Cleveland, President and CEO of SWBC Life…

Murray Giles Hulse died peacefully in Charlottesville on February 1, 2026, with family singing to him at his bedside. Murray was born in Elizabeth, NJ, to Stewart Harding Hulse and Katharine Jones Hulse on November 12, 1934. Soon after college graduation he began a career with Aetna Life Insurance Company that took him to Michigan, where he and his former wife…

Murray Giles Hulse died peacefully in Charlottesville on February 1, 2026, with family singing to him at his bedside. Murray was born in Elizabeth, NJ, to Stewart Harding Hulse and Katharine Jones Hulse on November 12, 1934. Soon after college graduation he began a career with Aetna Life Insurance Company that took him to Michigan, where he and his former wife…

AM Best has removed from under review with developing implications and downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A from A+ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to“ a+” from“ aa-” of Banner Life Insurance Company and William Penn Life Insurance Company of New York collectively referred to as Banner Life Group. The ratings reflect the early stages of Banner’ s…