ULs Are Back, With A Twist
By Michael PinkansByThe saying goes that what goes around comes around. In universal life insurance, that is certainly truebut the product that is coming back is much ...
July 14, 2002
Life Insurers Need To Refine Strategies For This New EnvironmentWhen asked to produce an important document, W. C. Fields, in the movie The Man on the Flying Trapeze, approaches an enormous rolltop desk, pushes ...
July 14, 2002
Moody's Says Worldcom Woes Have Limited Credit Impact On InsurersByA recent report from Moodys Investors Service could not identify any U.S. life insurer whose credit losses tied to WorldCom Inc. would be sufficient to ...
July 14, 2002
IRS Releases Propsed Split-Dollar RulesIRS Releases Proposed Split-Dollar RulesBy Steven BrostoffWashington The Internal Revenue Service has issued proposed rules on equity split-dollar arrangements that have some practitioners questioning the ...
July 14, 2002
HIAA Says Health Insurance Is AffordableByWashington Individual health insurance is already far more affordable than critics charge and would become even more so if Congress enacts President Bushs proposal to ...
July 14, 2002
How Will The 2001 CSO Affect UL?ByMuch has been written concerning the new 2001 Commissioners Standard Ordinary valuation table, but the complete story is not yet out on the effect the ...
July 14, 2002
Premium Financing: Why The Buzz?Premium financing is one of the hottest sales ideas right now, along with Section 412(i) plans and Section 419 plans. Space constraints preclude discussing all ...
July 14, 2002
Faster Than You Can Say AppointmentByWorking smarter, not harder may never be truer as new simplified appointment processes are proving. Appointment times are being shaved to a matter of days, ...