‘Economic anxiety’ in March boosts slipping annuity sales, LIMRA finds
INSURANCENEWSNET MAGAZINE
In this issue...
- HNW clients take center stage under Trump
- More than luck — with Kevin Tostado
- Premium financing: A two-edged sword?
- Hitting the accelerator on annuities — With Jackson National’s Alison Reed
- Some offbeat ways to meet high net worth prospects
- Why expanding access to financial planning is crucial
SPECIAL FEATURE
IUL sales: How to overcome ‘it’s too complicated’
IUL can be confusing to clients. Here are five ways to demystify it. Read More
From The Field
Business owners need a wake-up call about life insurance
Life insurance is about continuity.
5 key drivers shaping brokers’ strategies in 2025
As client expectations soar and global challenges intensify, brokers must adapt to effectively protect and guide their clients.
The risk connection: Why ESG matters for insurers
ESG is concerned with business fundamentals: identifying and managing risk.
ADVISOR NEWS
Retired advisor helps others sharpen their financial literacy skills
Money is the one tool we all use, and anyone can sharpen their skills with it. Those are the words that Stephanie Batten lives by as she helps others hone their financial literacy skills.
- Retirement plans could be hit by expiring tax cuts, survey finds
- Guardian releases The 2024 Guardian Annual and record-breaking financial results
- Worker retirement confidence unchanged, retirees more optimistic
- TIAA, MIT Age Lab ask if investors are happy with financial advice
- Youth sports cause parents financial strain
NEWSWIRES
First Quarter 2025 The Hartford Financial Results Webcast Transcript
The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. NYSE: HIG FQ1 2025 Earnings Call Transcripts Friday, April 25, 2025 1:00 PM GMT S&P Global Market Intelligence Estimates. UBS Investment Bank, Research Division. David Kenneth Motemaden Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, Research Division.
- HSBC Holdings plc – Q1 2025 Financial Results and First Interim Dividend
- Only 28.8% of Delaware Small Businesses Offer Health Coverage, Down From 45.9% in 2009
- Ask The Medicare Specialist
- Veteran awarded $25K after former Nittany Mall business denied service dog entry
- Insurance Canopy Launches New Surety Bond Program to Streamline Compliance for Small Businesses
Annuity News
Jury delivers split decision in Jeffrey Cutter annuity sales trial
A Massachusetts jury delivered a split verdict Wednesday against an advisor accused of making improper annuity sales. Read More
Life Insurance News
IUL: Offering stability amid trade tariff uncertainty
Protection is the new performance in today’s volatile market environment, and that is why so many consumers are turning to inde... Read More
Health/Employee Benefits News
Sioux City mental health counselor gets probation for theft, fraud
SIOUX CITY— A Sioux City mental health counselor was placed on probation Monday for defrauding a health insurance company and I... Read More
First Quarter 2025 Press Release
Made Significant Progress Strengthening the R&D Organization. NEW YORK, Tuesday, April 29, 2025- Pfizer Inc. reported finan... Read More
Pfizer Reports Solid First-Quarter 2025 Results And Reaffirms 2025 Guidance
Pfizer Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter of 2025 and reaffirmed its 2025 financial guidance. “Our overall s... Read More
Insurtech: Revolutionizing Loss Recovery for Fleet Asset Managers
Loss prevention and the speedy recovery of assets are high on the agenda for fleet asset managers who strive for operational ef... Read More
Gov. Jeff Landry proposes insurance reform legislation. What to know about insurance crisis
Louisiana has been dealing with an insurance crisis. Now, Gov. Jeff Landry is proposing legislative insurance reforms. What res... Read More
Gov. Jeff Landry proposes insurance reform legislation. What to know about insurance crisis
Louisiana has been dealing with an insurance crisis. Now, Gov. Jeff Landry is proposing legislative insurance reforms. What res... Read More
Property and Casualty News
NEXT Insurance Survey: Inflation, labor shortages top concerns for small business owners
NEXT Insurance, a leading digital insurtech company transforming small business insurance, today released findings from its lat... Read More
Despite Slowing Rate of Increase in Auto Insurance Pricing, Most Customers Still Shopping, J.D. Power Finds
The rate at which auto insurance premiums increased in 2024 declined to less than 2% at year-end from 13% at the beginning of t... Read More
Proposed legislation in New York could change how auto insurers use credit history | Insurify
New York lawmakers introduced legislation in February that could limit how auto insurance companies use a driver's credit ... Read More
Insurance & Financial Fraud
ACC Finds Stockbroker Defrauds Impaired Client, Pulls Registration
The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following securities division news:. Phoenix, Ariz.- The Arizona Corporation Comm... Read More
Wisconsin releases enforcement actions for March
The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance recently released a list of administrative actions for March. The actions... Read More
You’re Wrong Elon: Social Security’s Not The ‘Ponzi Scheme’, The ‘Unrealized Gains’ Tax Loophole Is – OpEd
"At current interest and tax rates, it is far cheaper to borrow against the value of one's shares than to sell them ... Read More
