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A Harvard Business School alum is accused of targeting former classmates in a Ponzi scheme.

A Harvard graduate who told investors he could time Warren Buffett’s investments to return huge profits was actually running a Ponzi scheme, authorities said.
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The widespread adoption of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs could reduce mortality rates in the coming decades, according to new Swiss Re research. (AI-generated image)

The continued use of GLP-1 weight loss drugs could cut mortality rates by up to 6.4% by 2045, according to new research spearheaded by Swiss Re.
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A newly branded law firm plans to devote its energies to indexed universal life litigation.

A pair of South Carolina lawyers are rebranding their firm to focus on IUL litigation. Robert Rikard says IUL abuses are getting worse.
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Federal Reserve cuts ratesby one quarter basis point, warning of slow job market as inflation stays stubbornly above target. (AI-generated image)

Federal Reserve cuts ratesby one quarter basis point, warning of slow job market as inflation stays stubbornly above target.
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—A judge on Tuesday dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione in New York state's case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but he kept the state's second-degree murder charges against the Ivy League graduate. Mangione's lawyers argued that the New York case and a parallel federal death penalty prosecution amounted to double…
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Consumers need more education to help them understand how affordable life insurance can be. (AI-generated image)

The 2025 Insurance Barometer survey shows fewer consumers are knowledgeable about life insurance, showing a need for more education about the product.
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Increases in total Medicare spending threaten the program’s sustainability while increases in Medicare enrollment contribute to those spending increases. (AI-generated image)

Increases in total Medicare spending threaten the program’s sustainability while increases in Medicare enrollment contribute to those spending increases.
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A Florida bar brawl that left a woman fatally shot has become a multimillion-dollar liability dispute with potential ripple effects nationwide on how carriers handle claims when catastrophic losses exceed policy limits. (AI-generated image)

A Florida bar brawl liability dispute could have potential ripple effects nationwide when catastrophic losses exceed policy limits.
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Agent associations are speaking out against a new federal policy that they say is hindering agents from enrolling people in coverage on the federal health insurance marketplace. (AI-generated image)

Health agent associations are speaking out against a new federal policy that they say is hindering agents from enrolling people in coverage on the federal health insurance marketplace.