A New Era of Insurance, Built Around You explores how insurance is evolving beyond transactions into an integrated, client-focused experience. By aligning insurance with wealth management, retirement planning, and trust services, this integrated approach delivers fiduciary-focused insurance solutions that protect what matters most and support long-term financial planning and confidence.

By: Adam Claypool, President and CEO, First Community Trust and FCT Insurance For decades, wealth management has been defined primarily by investment performance. Today, managing investments alone leaves critical gaps in a financial plan, as clients face increasingly complex decisions across their lifetimes — protecting income, managing healthcare costs, planning for longevity, transferring wealth, and safeguarding loved ones. When these needs are managed separately, or not a