NU Online News Service, Nov. 12, 2003, 4:45 p.m. EST – The MIB Group Inc., Westwood, Mass., says U.S. life insurers checked 3.9% fewer life insurance applications in October than they checked in October 2002.
But MIB says activity for applicants over age 59 was much stronger than activity for applicants under age 45. The activity level fell more than 5% for the younger applicants but rose 5.6% for the older applicants.
Activity also was stronger in Canada than in the United States.