More than 80 of his customers who were enrolled in the same Medicare supplemental plan from the insurer Chubb got hit last August with a 45% increase.

A well-established Midwestern agency with strong core values, TC Financial provides life and health insurance, as well as annuities. Curry fosters a people-first culture that focuses on relationship building, structured mentorship and sharing in each other’s success.

Elevance Health (formerly Anthem, Inc.) released 1st quarter 2026 financials on April 22nd, reporting an increase of 6,000 Medicare Supplement lives in the 1st quarter and an increase of 12,000 Medicare Supplement lives over the past 12 months. 

While the total lives decreased slightly, the loss ratio saw its largest single year jump since 2021, when the industry was coming out of the COVID-19 impact of 2020.

Medicare Supplement market leader United Healthcare (UHC) released 1st quarter 2026 financials on April 21st, reporting a 15,000 decrease in Medicare Supplement lives in 1st quarter. 

Integrity announced it has been recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Culture, Belonging & Community. This prestigious award honors the company’s emphasis on creating an environment where employees feel valued, heard and connected. Other winners include American Express, Google, GE, Starbucks, 3M, Accenture and Adobe. 

U.S. life insurance application activity showed double-digit growth of +14.3% year-to-date in Q1-2026, representing the highest Q1 growth on record and achieving the highest total volume for any quarter on record, according to the MIB Life Index.

Insurance companies that operate in the brokerage ancillary market typically offer per policy bonuses to encourage agents to sell their products. These bonuses go beyond traditional commission schedules and often apply to a carrier’s suite of ancillary product offerings.

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%.