1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (463+ words) NASHVILLE — Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has proclaimed September as Life Insurance Awareness Month in Tennessee. To support this proclamation, the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) highlights the importance of life insurance coverage, which can help families protect their futures…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (405+ words) Artificial intelligence is changing nearly every customer experience, including how people shop for insurance and financial advice. Yet as technology becomes more sophisticated, something surprising is happening: Consumers are placing even greater value on human relationships when it comes to…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (963+ words) Financial professionals have never had more information available to them than they do today. Yet clients continue to seek something technology alone cannot provide: meaningful guidance. Today’s clients want answers quickly, but they also want advice tailored to their unique…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (502+ words) The moment has arrived - underwriting speed, straight-through processing and basic decision support are no longer scarce capabilities. These capabilities are now out-of-the-box solutions or embeddable application programming interfaces. What once required multiyear internal builds can increasingly be rented. Investors have…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (975+ words) A strong sales year can make a product look easier to position than it really is. Production climbs, more financial professionals enter the market and the product starts to show up in a wider range of planning conversations. Success can…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (229+ words) How will PE firms originate and manage the next generation of long-duration assets? The answer increasingly points beyond incremental retail product expansion toward a more strategic opportunity — in-plan retirement income solutions. If durable AUM is the goal, PE-backed carriers have…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (605+ words) Life insurance and annuity sales hit records in 2025 and there’s every indication that those products will continue to see strong growth through the end of this year. LIMRA researchers gave their predictions for life insurance and annuity sales during a…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (450+ words) The liquidation of PHL Variable Insurance Co. will not happen until next year at the earliest, Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Josh Hershman said in a status update filed Tuesday. State insurance guaranty associations are preparing to seek bids from insurers willing…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (499+ words) U.S. insurance brokerage deal volume has increased dramatically over the past 10 years, and that increase is primarily driven by private equity investment. Two KPMG analysts examined how private equity involvement is driving market consolidation during KPMG’s recent Future of Insurance Symposium....