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The 2026 Association of Home Office Underwriters (AHOU) Conference — held April 19–22 in Austin— marked its 25th anniversary while diving into what's changing in underwriting today, and what underwriting will look like in the future. Across these sessions, a clear picture emerged of an industry in motion — one where underwriting, mortality insight, medical science, and AI are all evolving at the same time. Together, they paint a landscape that's more data‑rich, more medically nuanced, and more technologically capable than ever before. They also highlight something deeper: The role of the advis...

Part 2 of Windsor's "Highlights of Pacific Life's 2026 Underwriting Symposium" continues the momentum with three discussions that explore the operational and technical realities shaping underwriting today. The reinsurance and carrier panel offers a candid look at capacity, pricing pressures, and how carriers and reinsurers are recalibrating their partnerships in a shifting risk environment. A leadership round table then turns the spotlight to technology — exploring how automation, data strategy, and emerging tools are reshaping workflows, talent needs, and advisor expectations. "Symposium...

Introduction Cancer continues to be one of the biggest health risks your clients face — and one of the leading drivers of life insurance death claims. Traditional screenings like mammograms and colonoscopies have absolutely moved the needle, but they only cover a few of the many and various cancer types. That's why multicancer early detection (MCED) tests are getting so much attention today. These tests promise something we've never had before: the ability to screen for dozens of cancers with a simple blood draw, often long before symptoms show up. For financial professionals and life insuranc...