Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Warning on variable annuities to advisors: Be afraid. Be very afraid.
By Gil WeinreichGlenn Daily, insurance expert and VA dissenter, says complexity of these products guaranteed benefits is beyond most advisors ability to assess.
December 12, 2012
To Use Medicaid for LTC, Clients Give Away Wealth, Advisors SayA Nationwide Financial survey found 42% of advisors saying their clients wanted to intentionally impoverish themselves to qualify for Medicaid.
December 11, 2012
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December 11, 2012
ACSI: customer satisfaction with life insurers attains record highStable premiums helped to push customer satisfaction with life insurance companies to a record high, new research by The American Customer Satisfaction Index reveals.
December 11, 2012
Fed likely to revamp bond purchases to aid economyThe Federal Reserve is expected to announce a revamped bond-buying plan Wednesday to maintain its support for the U.S. economy.
December 11, 2012
Building a fully-funded retirement in under a decadeTo reduce the slope of the fiscal cliff next year, your small business clients will want to take a closer look at the benefits of a defined benefit plan.
December 11, 2012
Prominent, wealthy Americans endorse UFE proposal for strong estate taxUnveiled by Responsible Wealth, a project of the non-partisan, non-profit United for a Fair Economy (UFE), the proposal calls for a $4 million exemption rate per couple and a graduated tax rate on the taxable estate, beginning at 45% and rising on the largest fortunes.