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When you open a retirement account or buy a life insurance policy, you're asked to name a beneficiary. It might seem like just another form to fill out, but this simple step can affect your family's future. Many people don't give beneficiary designations much thought after signing the initial paperwork.

Lincoln Financial today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. Sustained progress against strategic and financial objectives drove solid first quarter performance. First quarter net loss available to common stockholders was$ million, or$ per diluted share. First quarter adjusted operating income available to common…

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. announced today its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. The company reported a net loss available to shareholders of $792 million in the first quarter of 2026, or $13.82 per diluted share, compared with a net loss available to shareholders of $294 million in the first quarter of 2025, or $5.04 per diluted…

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.

Genworth Financial, Inc. today reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Net income was driven by Enact, which had strong operating performance Net investment income, net of taxes, was $605 million in the quarter, down from $620 million in the prior quarter and up from $584 million in the prior year primarily from changes in limited partnership…

MONTPELIER, Vt.—- National Life Group recently named Jason Doiron Chief Executive Officer of its investment affiliate, NLG Capital, as the organization continues to focus on strategic growth. Doiron is also Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of National Life Group. “Jason is an innovative leader whose deep investment expertise has helped…
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The 2026 Insurance Barometer study revealed that 40% of Americans have little or no understanding of life insurance.

Since the 2020 pandemic, life insurance sales have surged. In 2025, policy counts jumped 7% year over year, but there remains work to be done, LIMRA researchers say.

Ann Moran Heiss, age 96, of Danvers and formerly of Dalton and Pittsfield, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2026. They were married in 1954, lived briefly in Detroit, Michigan, and then settled in the Berkshires when Everett began his career with Berkshire Life Insurance Company in Pittsfield. They raised their three children in nearby Dalton…

Woods Aitken LLP, along with the Lincoln Human Resource Management Association and the Lincoln Journal Star, have announced the finalists for the 2026 Best Places to Work in Lincoln awards. Small companies: Americom Communications, Custom Blinds& Design and Wellbeing Initiative, Inc.. Extra-Large Companies: Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., Assurity Life…

Investors Heritage Life Insurance Company is pleased to announce that Anna Reynolds was promoted to Senior Vice President and General Counsel effective 2025.. Ms. Reynolds joined Investors Heritage in 2017 and has previously served as Associate General Counsel and Assistant Vice President. Ms. Reynolds earned her Juris Doctor from Northeastern…

Concurrently, AM Best has affirmed the FSR of A+ and the Long-Term ICRs of“ aa-” of Old Republic National Title Insurance Company and American Guaranty Title Insurance Company. The ratings of Old Republic, which is considered the lead rating unit in the ORI enterprise, reflect its balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as strongest, as well as its strong…