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If you are a Medicare Advantage enrollee, you may have noticed that the number of plans available to you has shrunk during the last Annual Open Enrollment.

It's not your imagination: A research letter published in the medical journal JAMA noted that about 10% of MA enrollees saw their plans discontinued for 2026, forcing them to switch to other MA plans, go back to Traditional Medicare or sign up for a Medicare supplement plan.

What's going on?

Medicare is rolling out a short-term program in 2026 that could make popular weight-loss drugs far more affordable for millions of seniors. The initiative, known as the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program, will temporarily allow coverage of drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound for weight loss.

Do you qualify for this program?

End-stage renal disease patients who have insurance through an employer health plan or COBRA must be mindful of how the illness changes their coverage to avoid costly out-of-pocket expenses.

Someone who has ESRD has irreversible kidney damage that requires dialysis or a kidney transplant — procedures that are both extremely costly. Once diagnosed with ESRD, regardless of age, you are automatically eligible for a special program known as ESRD Medicare. But if you don't sign up on time, you could face significant out-of-pocket bills.

The primary purpose of life insurance is to deliver a large cash benefit to beneficiaries when the insured dies. Protection is the most important purpose of life insurance, by far.

But today's life insurance policies are versatile and flexible tools. Depending on your carrier and the type of policy you own, the living benefits of your life insurance policy create an asset that can help you and your family achieve a variety of financial objectives, even while the insured is still alive. Here's how one of these dynamic policies can help you. 

Vehicle thefts across the U.S. dropped 23% in 2025, reaching a 15-year low and signaling a sharp reversal from the surge during the pandemic years.

However, despite thefts dropping substantially, cars are still being stolen and you should always take precautions when you leave your car unattended.

A family thought their upstate New York home was protected until a fire destroyed it while the homeowner was living in a nursing home. When they filed a claim, the insurer denied coverage and the courts ultimately agreed. Because the named insured no longer lived in the home, the policy did not apply. 

Most homeowners assume their homeowner's insurance covers the house regardless of occupancy. But that's not always the case. Here's what you need to know if you will be out of your home for more than 30 to 60 days.

Winter can be hard on a home. Snow, ice, rain and freezing temperatures can quietly damage roofs, plumbing and foundations, leaving problems that often surface once things thaw. Winter storms can cause even more damage.

Spring is the time to find and fix those issues before they turn into costly repairs. A thorough inspection now can stave off future issues and help you avoid common insurance claims tied to wind, water and freezing damage.

As Americans live longer, one of the biggest financial risks in retirement is running out of money. Annuities are designed to address that concern by converting savings into a predictable income stream that can last for life.

One of the most appealing features of annuities is that they can provide income for life alongside your Social Security benefits. You contribute a lump sum or a series of payments and in return, an insurer agrees to provide income either immediately or at a later date, often for the rest of your life.

This can provide additional income, so you don't have to worry about outliving your savings.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how property and casualty insurers operate, and commercial insurance buyers may soon see the impact in more responsive service, more accurate pricing and smoother claims handling.

In many cases, AI is helping carriers move faster and make more informed decisions, which can translate into fewer delays and more tailored coverage for businesses. From claims handling and customer service to risk modeling and underwriting, insurers are turning to AI to boost efficiency and improve the customer experience.

U.S. commercial property owners rank the threat of severe weather and natural catastrophes as their primary risk but are confident in their buildings' ability to withstand damage from such events, according to a new survey.

The property owners said their worries about heat waves, flooding and damaging winds mainly concern business interruption, water intrusion and structural damage, according to the "Commercial Lines Protection Survey" by Nationwide Insurance. While they have taken steps to mitigate weather-related risks and feel confident in the structural integrity of their properties, most reported feeling unprepared to handle these events.

What are they doing about it?

As rising health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs for health care are burdening workers, more employers are looking for ways to help their staff put aside money for those expenses.

While health savings accounts have grown in popularity, you can only offer them to employees who are enrolled in high-deductible health plans. Fortunately, there is another option: a health reimbursement arrangement. Here's how they work.

Employers that sponsor health plans will face a new layer of compliance risk under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, which imposes sweeping transparency and reporting rules on pharmacy benefit managers.

The law aims to open up the "black box" of prescription drug pricing, but it also puts both self-insured and fully insured employers closer to the compliance line, with potential civil monetary penalties that can reach $10,000 per day for reporting failures and $100,000 per violation for knowingly providing false information.