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Life insurance distribution: Bigger isn’t better unless you make it work
DALLAS — Insurance industry consolidation is entering a new phase as companies shift their focus from acquiring businesses to investing in technology, improving operations and expanding the services available to financial professionals. A panel of executives living through mass consolidation tackled those topics and more Sunday afternoon during a kickoff session at the 2026 LIMRA […]
Booming sales, big challenges bolsters attendance at LIMRA annual
LIMRA members are gathered outside Dallas this week for the association’s annual meeting, with attendance expected to reach its highest level since 1966. This reflects both the industry’s strength and opportunities, as well as the significant challenges it faces. Life insurance and annuity sales are both at or near record highs, while sales of workplace […]
Tesla Insurance blocked as NY regulators examine connected-car coverage
Tesla’s effort to launch a new personal auto insurance program in New York hit a regulatory roadblock recently after state officials rejected the proposal. The New York Department of Financial Services rejected a filing from Tesla General Insurance Inc. that would have limited eligibility to Tesla vehicles identified through vehicle identification numbers, or VINs. Regulators […]
Could AI in insurance drag employee morale down?
Fears about being replaced by artificial intelligence could be sucking morale out of today’s insurance workforce, as a Glassdoor report found that more than 80% of employee reviews that specifically mentioned AI in insurance were negative. Insurance claims adjusters emerged as the most critical of AI across all industries, with a whopping 98% of their […]