by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 19, 2024 | Insurance Industry, news
The senseless killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has shocked the nation. While the vast majority of Americans are horrified, an unhinged minority has taken delight in this tragedy, revealing a shocking ignorance about how health insurance works. Insurance,...
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 19, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, news
Over the last decade, Medicare Advantage, the private plan alternative to traditional Medicare, has taken on a prominent role in the Medicare program. In 2024, nearly 33 million Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, more than half, or 54%,...
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 19, 2024 | Insurance Industry, news
With sales of annuities exploding to record levels, it’s probably no surprise that in the first nine months of 2024 total annuity sales increased 23% to $331.2 billion, and are on pace for another record-breaking year, according to LIMRA’s U.S. Individual Annuity...
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 19, 2024 | Insurance Industry, Technology
It is hard to imagine that 20 years ago we considered it innovative to receive digitized medical notes and images within a document imaging processing system. Believe it or not, at the time, it took many weeks to receive a client’s medical report electronically before...
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 19, 2024 | Insurance Industry, news
Evidence is mounting to suggest that Generation X, comprising Americans ages 44 to 59, is falling behind in retirement planning. In fact, according to Schroders’ 2024 U.S. Retirement Survey, just 14% of Americans between 44 and 59 believe that they have saved enough...
by Carrie Haubensak | Dec 19, 2024 | Insurance Industry
Integrity Marketing Group announced the overwhelmingly successful response to its 4th annual “Integrity Gives Back” Toy Drive. With the support of its nationwide network of partners, thousands of employees and countless volunteers, Integrity collected a...
