Despite Opposition, Idaho Exempts IAs From Insurance Licensing Requirement
By Barry HigginsByInvestment advisors in the state of Idaho will soon be able to provide clients with fee-based advice on life insurance even if they do not ...
March 31, 2002
Early Enrollment Period Begins For Federal LTCI ProgramEarly Enrollment Period Begins For Federal LTCI ProgramByAn early enrollment period began March 25 for the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program offered by the ...
March 31, 2002
Life Insurers Ceding More And More Mortality RiskCeding mortality risk of primary companies to life reinsurers is becoming more common.Drivers of this change include life insurers changing business model, aggressive reinsurance pricing ...
March 31, 2002
Mainframes Still Have A Home In The IndustryMainframes Still Have A Home In The IndustryA recent article in Technology Decisions, one of the National Underwriter Company's other publications, suggested that insurers may ...
March 31, 2002
Good Deals Doable Despite Bad YearByTwin jolts of economic volatility and the Sept. 11 attacks have not diminished the capital that life reinsurers say they need to complete deals."I dont ...
March 31, 2002
Helping Clients With A Key Goal: Planning And Paying For CollegeHelping Clients With A Key Goal: Planning And Paying For CollegeBySeattle, Wash. "College education planning is always one of the top three planning objectives," said ...
March 31, 2002
Hey, Folks, Insurance Is Back In VogueByInsurance. If you said the word in polite company a few years ago, even a year ago, you had to prepare yourself for some nasty ...
March 31, 2002
Low Rates Pinching The Annuity Reinsurance MarketLow Rates Pinching The Annuity Reinsurance MarketLondon Editor In the current low-interest rate environment, it is harder for life reinsurers specializing in acquiring closed blocks ...