Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
The Verus Financial Story
By Michael K. StanleySince 2007, Verus Financial has dramatically altered the climate of the life insurance industry with its unclaimed property probes. This is the story of the firm's top leaders and the motivation behind what they do.
March 29, 2013
NASRA: Public pension funds outperform assumed rates of returnAt 8.9 percent, the media annualized investment return for the 25-year period ended December 31, 2012 exceeded the most used investment return assumption of 8.0 percent, the report states. The 10-year return is slightly below the average assumption of 7.77 percent.
March 29, 2013
Survey: Investors better off with passive index fundsThe asset-weighted average return of the actively managed mutual funds over this period was 6.50% while the passively managed index products averaged 7.30%, the report states. Similarly, for equity funds the average return was 7.19% for active managers and 7.65% for passive funds.
March 29, 2013
Trust, but verify your product providersIts up to you to know whether your provider is legitimate or not.
March 29, 2013
The ins and outs of owning life insurance in a QRPYour clients can own life insurance inside a qualified retirement plan. But should they?
March 29, 2013
The ins and outs of owning life insurance in a QRPYour clients can own life insurance inside a qualified retirement plan. But should they?
March 29, 2013
Life at the NAIC meeting: Reserves and more reservesKnow your CDAs from your SPVs and definitely your PBR.
March 29, 2013
How to build the right brandHere's how to build a brand that compels prospective clients to take action.