NU Online News Service, Feb. 27, 2004, 5:05 p.m. EST – The MIB Group Inc., Westwood, Mass., says U.S. life insurers checked 4.1% fewer life applications in 2003 than they checked in 2002.[@@]
Activity for U.S. applicants over age 59 rose 5.4%, but activity for U.S. applicants between the ages of 45 and 59 was flat, and activity for U.S. residents under age 45 fell 6.8%.
Canadian application activity fell only 1.4%.