Magazine

Cover Story March 2025

As property insurance premiums and policy non-renewals escalate in disaster-prone regions, low-income households and small businesses may not be able to recover.

By Russ Banham

Features

Are AI Agents Ready to Serve?

The latest iteration of artificial intelligence is emerging as a co-pilot, and possible competitor, to insurance professionals.

A New Era of Network Optimization

Price transparency data can help point employers toward health plans that excel at both service and return on investment.

AI in the OR

Artificial intelligence can increase efficiencies, reduce costs, and—most importantly—save lives in operating rooms.

Thought Leaders

Government Affairs Update When Congress Disapproves

Presidential executive orders might get the most attention, but the legislative ...

One of the critiques I have of the Medicare price negotiation is that it ignored the role of PBMs in the entire debate. It basically required pharmaceutical companies to reduce the list price to a certain amount, but it didn’t say what the net price is going to be to Medicare.

Health+Benefits Who Benefits from Drug Price Negotiations?

Tax Reform and Reconciliation

Republicans will lean on the reconciliation process to reauthorize the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Here’s what to expect in the coming months.

Technosavvy Mind the Gaps

Q&A with Travis Shank, President of U.S. Operations, Broker Insights

The Changing Buyer Landscape

As multibillion-dollar deals grab headlines, what does it mean for the overall insurance brokerage M&A market and the independent broker?

Demonized

Something has gone wrong when there is more sympathy for an alleged murderer than the man he is charged with killing, just because the victim worked in health insurance.