NU Online News Service, Sept. 17, 2004, 6:47 p.m. EDT
The MIB Group Inc., Westwood, Mass., says U.S. life insurers checked 1% more life insurance applications in August than they checked in August 2003.[@@]
Strong demand by applicants over age 59 has stabilized the U.S. activity level for months, but younger consumers also submitted more applications, MIB says.