5 ways insurers will prioritize AI and customer experience in 2026
INSURANCENEWSNET MAGAZINE
SPECIAL FEATURE
Annuity Trends to Watch For in 2026: Products, tech, and market shifts
Record-breaking annuity sales over the past several years reflect a growing demand for safety and guaranteed income in 2026. Read More
From The Field
IUL: It’s about the caps (long term)
It is true that future market returns are relevant to how these policies perform, but the bigger issue is the caps on the upside, which are typically set by the insurance carrier.
How cyber insurance will connect consumers and insurers
Several trends are on track to converge in 2026 and boost the perceived value of personal cyber coverage.
Adaptable estate planning in our one big beautiful world
Although the lifetime exemption under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is described as “permanent,” in Washington that means until the next presidential election cycle!
ADVISOR NEWS
When it comes to retirement, the baby boomers get all the attention but it is Generation X that faces a retirement crisis.
- The missing link in LTC planning
- Older Investors, Wider Bets: How retirement portfolios change with age
- Study: Nearly half of Americans would consider a 50-year mortgage
- 25 facts highlight women’s risky road to retirement
- With 20% staff cut, Department of Labor priorities changing fast, analysts say
NEWSWIRES
2025 DEC 01– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity Daily News– A new study on Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Conditions- Obesity and Diabetes is now available. The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Saifee Hospital,“ However, real-world implementation of this policy is often inconsistent, with reports of claim denials…
- Investigators from University of Cincinnati Release New Data on Economics (Hedging Sanctions Risk: Cryptocurrency In Central Bank Reserves): Economics
- School of Public Administration Describes Findings in Science (Unlocking intergenerational support: The impact of long-term care insurance on elderly family dynamics): Science
- New Findings from Stanford University in the Area of Insurance Described (Determination of Highly Resource-Intensive Pediatric Patients: Opportunity for Innovation): Insurance
- Reports Outline Science Study Results from Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (Insurance payer policies for subacromial balloon spacer coverage utilize poor quantity and quality of references): Science
- Jeffries condemns GOP inaction on rising health care prices
Annuity News
‘Take this as a win’: NAIC creates new life insurance illustration group
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is creating a new working group to address life insurance and annuity illus... Read More
Life Insurance News
The role of riders: Enhancing policy flexibility and protection
In the indexed universal life space, the policy rider is the essential key to unlocking IUL's dynamic utility. Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
DUCKWORTH CALLS OUT REPUBLICANS FOR REFUSING TO HELP STOP HEALTH INSURANCE BILLS FROM SKYROCKETING FOR MILLIONS OF FAMILIES, INCLUDING THEIR OWN CONSTITUENTS
At today's Republican-led Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth called out her Republican col... Read More
Employees are more informed, but less satisfied with benefits
WTW’s latest EX Intelligence report found there has been a rise in the number of employees that feel well informed about their ... Read More
Commissioner asks health insurers to keep broker commissions on Medicare products
Washington state Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer sent letters to two health insurers asking them to continue paying commis... Read More
Daily Market Outlook – Monday, Dec. 1
U.S. stock futures and cryptocurrencies saw a decline, signalling a risk-averse sentiment ahead of economic reports set to be r... Read More
Facing a subsidy sunset, Montanans brace for health insurance increases
As a self-employed rancher operating a family business in Busby, about an hour and a half east of Billings, Kirby Walborn has p... Read More
What to do when faced with a Social Security administrative error
A clerical error involving the incorrect declaration of death on Social Security records can seriously affect a person's life. ... Read More
Property and Casualty News
County concerned after fair forgets to pay insurance premium
FINDLAY— The Hancock County Fair Board neglected to pay a $46,000 liability insurance premium on time, a lapse that raised conc... Read More
Best’s Market Segment Report: AM Best Revises Outlook on US Homeowners Insurance Segment to Stable From Negative
AM Best is revising its market segment outlook for the U.S. homeowners’ insurance segment to stable from negative, citing moder... Read More
Their home insurer went bankrupt. These south Louisiana residents still have nowhere to go.
His insurance premium with Lighthouse, a small company based in Louisiana, was around $4,400 a year. He managed to avoid major ... Read More
Insurance & Financial Fraud
Alleged Epstein survivor sues Charlotte-based Bank of America for sex trafficking
An alleged victim of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is suing Charlotte- based Bank of America and another bank in New Y... Read More
Wisconsin releases enforcement actions for October
The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance recently released a list of administrative actions for October. The actio... Read More
Another mobile home park sued for 'deadly' conditions
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is suing another manufactured home park and its owners in her latest effort to bring accoun... Read More
