Working with Integrity partner and health insurance leader McNerney Management Group, JK Financial has refined a beneficial cross referral process offering clients end-to-end service that comprehensively supports their wellbeing across life, health and wealth.

The Plan G average premiums for the five most competitive carriers were flat around $1,400 for 2020 through early 2024 but have steadily increased the past 24 months and now average almost $1,900 as of 3/31/2026, which is a 35% increase over the past two years.

The CSG Actuarial Premium Rate Scorecard™ provides an overall premium rate competitiveness ranking by company across all states, plans, ages, genders, households, and zip codes, based on actual Medicare Supplement quotes completed on CSG Actuarial’s Market Advisor quoting tools.

Here is a listing of several incentive programs that are currently being offered.  The majority of these are scheduled to be available from April 1st through June 30th.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services initially proposed a 0.09% increase in rates as part of the MA and Part D Advance Notice. In the final rule, the increase is instead set at 2.48%, which CMS said equates to about $13 billion in additional payments to plans for the coming plan year.

During 2025, Telos tracked 25 bills in state legislatures related to dental insurance, plus two more bulletins issued by insurance departments to provide direction on the application of dental insurance regulations.

Perspective Wealth Planning focuses on helping clients retire earlier by creating personalized strategies from a blend of four in-house portfolios: growth, tactical, dividend income and wealth builder.

Indexed life sales for the fourth quarter were $918.9 million, up 20% compared with the previous quarter, and up 6.2% compared to the record set in Q4 2025, Wink Inc. reported. Total 2025 indexed life sales were $3.2 billion.

Total U.S. annuity sales increased 7% to $464.1 billion in 2025, according to LIMRA’s U.S. Individual Annuity Sales Survey, which represents 93% of the total U.S. annuity market. Fourth quarter sales jumped 14% to $117.2 billion.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the Health Insurance Exchanges 2026 Open Enrollment Report, summarizing plan selection activity for plan year 2026. The report includes data on demographics, premiums, financial assistance, and cost sharing.

Fickert brings a disciplined, results-driven approach to recruiting and mentoring agents, emphasizing consistency, accountability and long-term success. Conglomerate Financial Group, which provides life insurance products to American families nationwide, actively partners with agents at every stage of their careers to drive sustainable growth.

Revenues were up across business units, with Highmark Health Plans posting a 12% increase, Allegheny Health Network reporting an 11% increase in revenue and the diversified business unit—which includes United Concordia Dental and its stop-loss business, HM Insurance Group—seeing revenue up 7%.

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission March 12 released its March 2026 report to Congress, which includes its recommended payment rates for hospital inpatient and outpatient services by the current law amount for 2027 and a recommendation to distribute an additional $1 billion to safety-net hospitals.

Medicare Supplement Refund Calculation Forms, are required annual filings to compare cumulative actual incurred loss ratios to benchmark targets and determine if refunds or premium credits are necessary.  The reports are one of the state regulators’ tools to ensure that the products are meeting the minimum loss ratio requirement.

This award specifically recognizes IntegrityCONNECT®, Integrity’s AI-led all-in-one technology platform and growth engine that helps agents elevate their business and more effectively serve clients. 

The affiliation was first announced in December. Once it closes, the two insurers expect that integration will "take place over a phased period of time." At present, nothing will change for members of either plan, according to the announcement.

In 2025, favorable economic conditions, along with aging demographics and more advisors selling annuities, led to record-breaking individual annuity sales in 2025. Banks and broker-dealers did especially well, a new survey finds.

These Essentials Guides are intended to give you an overview of characteristics for each of these policy types, including: common benefits, typical distribution, filing requirements, risks to monitor and projected profitability.

ABN Financial delivers comprehensive guidance that helps clients confidently navigate both planned milestones and unexpected life events. The firm provides a full suite of services, including health and life insurance solutions, retirement planning, and estate strategies.

Annuity buyers continued to show faith in the market as 2025 came to a close, with traditional variable and structured annuity sales up significantly, Wink Inc. reported.