NU Online News Service, March 12, 2004, 1:44 p.m. EST – The MIB Group Inc., Westwood, Mass., says U.S. life insurers checked 0.7% fewer life insurance applications in February than they checked in February 2003.[@@]
In February, activity for U.S. applicants over age 59 grew 7.9%, but activity for U.S. applicants under age 45 fell 2.3%.
Canada generated stronger activity than the United States did, but Canadian application activity was down, too. The overall Canadian activity level fell 1.4%, MIB reports.