Life Insurance
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COVID-19 Is Increasing Individual Life Claims, Too: Analysis
By Allison BellEarly figures suggest that the number of third-quarter 2021 claims was up at least 7%.
February 10, 2022
Slott, Pfau: When and How to Use Annuities, Life Insurance in Client PlansEd Slott discusses using life insurance to reduce RMDs; Wade Pfau talks about annuities for asset accumulation.
February 10, 2022
How 2021 Birth Counts Are Shaping Up in the 5 Biggest StatesEarly figures for the first three quarters of 2021 show that the pandemic "baby bust" may have eased up.
February 09, 2022
Reinsurer Sees COVID-19 Delta Variant Still Driving MortalityRGA posted strong Q4 earnings, in spite of receiving a 'meaningful level of COVID-19 mortality claims.'
February 08, 2022
Individual Life Activity Returns to Pre-Pandemic EarthMIB says how you see January volume depends on the comparison month.
February 07, 2022
Betty White Helped Transform Life Settlement IndustryA life settlement veteran recalls how she helped make what he does mainstream.
February 07, 2022
The 5 Highest-Population States' Current COVID-19 Mortality PictureThe overall U.S. COVID-19 weekly death counts are now far over the September peak.
February 04, 2022
Life and Annuity Issuers Watch for Interest Rate Hike SunshineExecutives are hoping that glimmer they see is more than just a glow-in-the-dark mushroom.