by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 23, 2025 | Insurance Industry
The Institutional Retirement Income Council (IRIC), a non-profit think tank, has released its 2025 forecast of key retirement-industry trends. The forecast highlights the evolution of defined contribution (DC) plans to improve their support of American workers’...
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 23, 2025 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies (the CY 2026 Advance Notice). CMS will...
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 16, 2025 | Insurance Industry, Life Insurance, news
Variable universal life and registered index linked annuities are expected to see the highest percentage of growth across life and annuity products in 2025, two LIMRA executives said during a recent webcast. Bryan Hodgens, head of LIMRA research, and John Carroll,...
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 16, 2025 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Supplement
CSG Actuarial has compiled all of the new business rate increases implemented on Medicare Supplement blocks of business since 2011. As previously shared, the overall average rate increases for 2024 trended higher than recent years. Based on data provided to CSG...
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 16, 2025 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement
Medicare Supplement market leader United Healthcare (UHC) released 4th quarter 2024 financials on January 16th, reporting a 5,000 decrease in Medicare Supplement lives in 4th quarter. The UHC enrollment table below features Standardized and Modernized policy in-force...
by Carrie Haubensak | Jan 14, 2025 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, news
Integrity Marketing Group, a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, announced it has partnered with Reversus Insurance Solutions, an independent marketing organization based in the greater...