Moodys Sees Drop In Capital Adequacy
By Allison BellByU.S. life insurers ended 2001 with less capital even though their official risk-based capital ratios rose.Analysts from Moodys Investors Service, New York, draw that conclusion ...
September 01, 2002
Keep On Offering Estate Tax RidersByIn June, the stage was set for a showdown on repeal of the estate tax. Senate Democrats defeated President Bushs call for permanent repeal ...
September 01, 2002
What To Do If Clients Rebuff Inflation Riders & OptionsByIts true, inflation isnt the double-digit rough rider it used to be back in the 1980s.Now, some consumers apparently think its a phantom rider, so ...
September 01, 2002
Use Riders To Present DI Scenarios To Prospective ClientsUse Riders To Present DI Scenarios To Prospective ClientsOften, the key to gaining a prospects agreement on the need to protect income with disability income ...
September 01, 2002
What Agents Deal With In Moving To Fee-Based PlanningWhat Agents Deal With In Moving To Fee-Based PlanningByTwo appointments--3 hours. Detailed needs analysis--4 hours. Time spent driving to and from a prospects home--2 hours, ...
September 01, 2002
Busher Was Right On LTC Artificial ImpoverishmentBusher Was Right On LTC Artificial ImpoverishmentTo The Editor: Re: "Dont Use Joint Annuities for LTC Artificial Impoverishment," by Carroll Busher in the August 19, ...
September 01, 2002
About the ManagerO. THOMAS BARRY III is the CIO and senior executive VP for Bjurman, Barry & Associates, and senior portfolio manager of Bjurman Micro Cap Growth...