Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Clients With LLCs Need a Business Continuity Plan Check
By Jack ElderA recent Supreme Court could hurt any clients with continuity plans that were set on autopilot.
September 11, 2024
What the IRS Manual Tells Staffers About Life and AnnuitiesWhen agency bill collectors come calling, they hope to find sources of "collection potential."
September 11, 2024
Congress Gets a Nudge on 'Too Big to Fail' Life InsurersOne possibility could be giving state regulators new powers, an in-house analyst suggests.
September 10, 2024
High-Income Retirement Savers Still in a Post-Pandemic SlumpFor the top 5%, post-tax, inflation-adjusted income is 1.7% lower than it was before everything changed.
September 04, 2024
What Would Happen if a Big Insurer Failed?The effect of a major failure on state guaranty funds is not clear, according to a Fed economist.
September 04, 2024
Life Insurance Buyers Like the Stock MarketOverall sales were flat in the second quarter, but variable and indexed universal life were hot.
September 03, 2024
Childfree Planning Turns Traditional Advice on Its HeadPeople without kids are an "underserved, underrepresented and sometimes mistreated population," advisor Jay Zigmont says.
August 30, 2024
3 Ways Advisors Can Support Business Owner Clients NowToo many feel awful. Help with retirement and succession planning may ease some concerns.