Agent Board Membership Is Challenged
By Susanne SclafaneByCan independent agents be trusted to serve as independent directors on the board of an insurance company? That question is at the heart of a ...
May 12, 2002
There's Never A Shortage Of Outrage On Capitol HillThere's Never A Shortage Of Outrage On Capitol HillWhen it rains, it pours.No, this is not a pitch for Mortons salt. Rather, were using the ...
May 12, 2002
LIMRA: Group Premiums Grew In Difficult Year For EmployersLIMRA: Group Premiums Grew In Difficult Year For EmployersIn-force premium for United States group life, disability and long term care insurance all increased in 2001, ...
May 12, 2002
March Saw The Biggest Insurance IPOBy Thomas K. MeakinTravelers, welcome back!Investors in insurance stocks have missed the opportunity to own and trade in shares of this venerable Connecticut Yankee, established ...
May 12, 2002
February Bank Annuity Sales MixedByVariable annuity sales in banks during February showed signs of recovering from their recent slump, according to a survey released by Kenneth Kehrer Associates, ...
May 12, 2002
Regulators Push Ahead On LTC ManualByRegulators are tweaking a Long Term Care Guidance Manual that they intend to have fully adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.The manual is ...
May 12, 2002
Group Life Cases Can Be A Springboard To Individual SalesHave you ever heard an executive at one of your client companies mention that he needs more insurance?Or, have you ever felt, while you are ...
May 12, 2002
9-11 Casts A Shadow Over Group Life9-11 Casts A Shadow Over Group LifeByThere has been little change in the way life reinsurers are marketing, underwriting and pricing group life reinsurance following ...