2024’s Top Annuity Providers Ranked by J.D. Power
USAA ranks highest among individual annuity providers for customer satisfaction with a score of 780, according to the recently released J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Individual Annuity Study. Pacific Life (708)...
View ArticleAmericans Largely Keep Same Health Plan During Open Enrollment
An overwhelming majority (91%) of working Americans “strongly agree” or “agree” that when it comes to selecting their health or medical plan each year during benefits open enrollment, they typically...
View ArticleMedicare Part D Premiums Rise By Average of 11% for 2025: Report
Medicare Part D premiums for prescription drug plans offered in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. by three national providers will rise by an average of 11% in 2025—but by 23% in the five states with...
View Article5 Reasons to Discuss Long-Term Care Options with Clients
The Department of Health and Human Services estimates that 70% of Americans over age 65 will need long-term care (LTC) services within their lifetime. With an average cost of over $5,000 a month, not...
View Article7 Companies Recognized for Providing Top Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D...
U.S. News & World Report recognized seven Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D companies for their high national performance among multiple consumer-value award categories in a Nov. 20 press...
View Article5 Ways Experts Foresee 2025 as ‘Year of the Modern Insurer’
As carriers continue to step back from markets at the mercy of climate change, the next generation of insurance professionals will step up to lead the industry forward. 2025 will be the year of the...
View ArticleRob Haynie Earns Life Settlement Industry’s Top Award
The Life Insurance Settlement Association (LISA) announced that Rob Haynie, Managing Director of Life Insurance Settlements, Inc., has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Alan H. Buerger Leadership...
View ArticleWorkplace Supplemental Health Sales Up 10% Through Q3 2024
U.S. workplace supplemental health product sales―accident, critical illness, cancer, hospital indemnity, and other supplemental health insurance products―totaled $543 million in the third quarter, a 6%...
View ArticleHigh Costs Lead CMS to End Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced it is terminating the Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) model at the end of 2025 due to the model’s...
View Article19 of 20 Counties with Least Health Insurance Coverage in One State
Of the 20 counties in the U.S. with the lowest health insurance coverage, 19 are in Texas, according to a recent study from SmartAsset ranking 810 U.S. counties based on the rate of people under age 65...
View Article