Life Insurance
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AIG completes buy of Woodbury Financial unit
By Associated PressThe deal could be worth as much as $90 million based on Woodburys financial performance.
December 03, 2012
Are your clients protected with an annuity?For some clients, the extra cost can act as an "air bag" to protect their financial security.
December 03, 2012
How much income taxes could rise: A breakdown of the optionsWith progress minimal on the fiscal cliff, here's a breakdown over income tax rates: who will face more taxes, and by how much.
December 03, 2012
The best idea for the debt ceiling? Abolish it foreverThe debt ceiling isn't a weapon of legislative restraint. It's a just another cliff a Financial Cliff that warps Washington into behaving even more foolishly than normal.
December 03, 2012
The 10 most expensive cities to buy a homeAs U.S. home prices rebound, the recovery is strongest in those markets where the average home sells for more than $1 million.
December 02, 2012
The 2012 Rogue's GalleryWho or what are those forces conspiring to sink the life and health insurance industry, like an iceberg beneath an unsuspecting Titanic? This year, we polled our readers and reviewed our own coverage to determine the top 10 culprits to populate the 2012 Rogues Gallery. Who do you think should...
December 02, 2012
Potomac Watch: Condemned to repeat itNo, the grilling of federal banking regulators by members of Congress November 14 and 29th over their proposed rules for overseeing insurance companies which operate savings and loans were not scenes from an Oliver Stone movie but a consequence of political amnesia.