Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Allianz Life’s Q1 earnings dip 38%
By Warren S. HerschThe insurer's first quarter operating profit totaled $134 million, a 38 percent decline from the $217 million recorded a year ago.
May 15, 2013
Fireside marketing 101Social Security and the basics of investing are two of the topics that advisor Jane Young teaches in her popular "fireside chat" seminars.
May 15, 2013
Beware of target-date fundsAlmost one in four 401(k) participants invest solely in TDFs, yet flaws with these types of investments abound.
May 15, 2013
Happy employee, happy customerYour business depends on your employee-satisfaction policy.
May 14, 2013
IUL: One solution for two big problemsLacking both life insurance and adequate retirement funds, how should baby boomers prioritize? With indexed universal life, they dont have to.
May 14, 2013
Insurers address income annuity liquidity concernsInsurance firms that offer income annuities are tweaking the features and designs of the products to allay concerns about liquidity.
May 14, 2013
A change of tune about annuitiesOne prominent financial advisor who was once against selling an annuity has come around to the benefits of the product.
May 14, 2013
ELNY liquidation expected in 3QIn the fight on breach of fiduciary duty, Edward Stone plans to sue MetLife, Credit Suisse and N.Y. insurance superintendents.