by csgadmin | Nov 20, 2025 | Insurance Industry, Medicare Advantage, news
Along with the occasional aches and pains, growing older can bring surprise setbacks and serious diseases. Longtime relationships with doctors people trust often make even bad news more tolerable. Losing that support — especially during a health crisis — can be... read more
by csgadmin | Nov 20, 2025 | Insurance Industry, news
The U.S. annuity market has grown significantly, and that momentum is bound to continue into 2026. Record-breaking annuity sales over the past several years reflect a growing demand for safety and guaranteed income driven by market volatility, demographic shifts, and... read more
by csgadmin | Nov 20, 2025 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Supplement, news
CMS recently announced 2026 monthly premium, deductible, and co-pay amounts for Medicare Part A and Part B. The 2026 standard Medicare Part B monthly premium will be $202.90. This is an increase of $17.90 when compared to the 2025 monthly premium of $185.00. This... read more
by csgadmin | Nov 19, 2025 | Insurance Industry, news
The Integrity Foundation has completed its third annual community legacy and support initiative — a revitalization of the nation’s first barrier-free playground, located in Phoenix, Arizona. Completed in a single Build Day with hundreds of volunteers, the effort... read more
by csgadmin | Nov 13, 2025 | Insurance Industry, Life Insurance, news
Life insurance new annualized premium increased 16% year over year to $4.3 billion in the third quarter, according to LIMRA’s preliminary individual life insurance sales results, which represent 80% of the U.S. market. The number of policies sold rose 10% in the third... read more
by csgadmin | Nov 13, 2025 | Insurance Industry, news
Integrity, LLC, a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, has partnered with The Todd Agency, an independent marketing organization based in North Carolina and led by Dusty Todd. “Dusty’s... read more
by csgadmin | Nov 12, 2025 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement
Many carriers have announced their Medicare Advantage and Part D plans will not pay commissions on new sales starting in 2026. According to data obtained by Medicare Market Insights, 675 Medicare Advantage and Part D plans have adopted this approach, impacting... read more
by csgadmin | Nov 12, 2025 | Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement
Humana reported 3rd quarter 2025 Medicare Supplement lives of 474,700, up 6.9% from the result at 2nd quarter 2025 and 32.9% compared to 3rd quarter 2024. The table below shows Humana’s Medicare Supplement enrollment counts by quarter since 1st quarter 2018. Humana... read more
by csgadmin | Nov 7, 2025 | Competitive Intelligence, Dental, Insurance Industry
Dental policies vary in structure and benefit level, but they generally help pay for dental services, either by providing pre-determined (indemnity) benefit amounts for specific dental services, or as a percentage of an agreed-upon amount for each service. Some... read more
by csgadmin | Nov 6, 2025 | Insurance Industry, news
Integrity, LLC (“Integrity”), a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, today announced it has been recognized by Inc. as a Power Partner for the third consecutive year. This award... read more
by csgadmin | Nov 5, 2025 | Insurance Industry, news
Senior Market Sales®, one of the industry’s premier field marketing organizations, has acquired the rapidly growing Abt Insurance Agency, further expanding the FMO’s Medicare insurance distribution nationally. “SMS has continually been a partner to Abt Insurance... read more
by csgadmin | Nov 5, 2025 | Competitive Intelligence, Insurance Industry, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement
For 3rd quarter 2025, CVS Health reported Medicare Supplement member in-force counts of 1,221,000, a decrease of 15,000 in the past quarter and 70,000 over the past 12 months. The 70,000 decrease in membership in the past 12 months is a 5.4% decrease relative to the... read more