UL Sales Soared 28% Last Year
By Staff WriterBy Linda KocoIn 2003, individual universal life insurance premiums soared 28% ahead of UL sales in 2002, according to annualized premium figures just out from ...
March 04, 2004
IRS Gives Owners More FlexibilityBy Steven BrostoffWashingtonLife insurers are praising a new Internal Revenue Service notice that provides owners of nonqualified annuities with more flexibility in taking distributions.The notice, ...
March 04, 2004
Banks Poised To Take Bigger Bite Out Of Employee Benefits BusinessBanks Poised To Take Bigger Bite Out Of Employee Benefits BusinessBy Allison BellWill banks grow up to dominate employee benefits sales?The consensus seems to be ...
March 04, 2004
Asset Based LTC Policies: A Great Fit For BanksAsset-Based LTC Policies: A Great Fit For BanksBy Trevor ThomasBanks are inherently rich in potential clients for asset-based long term care insurance, experts agree.For an ...
March 04, 2004
Variable Annuity Sales Climbed 11% In 2003By Rick CareyDriven by the insurance features of living benefits and the best-sustained equity market returns of the past 4 years, variable annuity new sales ...
March 04, 2004
New Technology Drives Agency EfficiencyNew Technology Drives Agency EfficiencyBy Ara C. TremblyTechnology vendors continue to work overtime to come up with new devices and software to make life in ...
March 04, 2004
New Computers: Where To Buy Them And What To Look Out ForNew Computers: Where To Buy Them And What To Look Out ForBy Ara C. TremblyIf youve read our first 3 articles in this series (see ...
March 04, 2004
Utah Index Annuity Bill DerailedBy Linda KocoA Utah house bill involving index annuity sales met with strong insurance industry opposition recently and was subsequently tabled.Introduced by Rep. Merlynn T. ...