Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
11 ways to sell IUL more ethically
By Bill CoffinIndexed universal life sales are growing rapidly, but it's a complex product, and those who sell it face the looming possibility of a federal fiduciary standard.
November 16, 2012
Americans assess what Obama can accomplish in next termAmericans were more optimistic four years ago on what the president could accomplish in his first term.
November 16, 2012
MetLife to sell bank to GE CapitalMetLife will be allowed to sell its bank to GE Capital early next year, but is still likely to be designated as systemically significant (SIFI), an insurance analyst says.
November 16, 2012
Conning: Life settlements face supply and demand disparityLife settlement sales decreased for the fourth straight year in 2011, partly due to investor nervousness.
November 16, 2012
Direct marketing still involves agentsMore life policies may be sold without face-to-face interaction, but AccuQuote's Byron Udell is clear: "You can't buy life insurance from a vending machine."
November 16, 2012
Direct marketing still involves agentsMore life policies may be sold without face-to-face interaction, but AccuQuote's Byron Udell is clear: "You can't buy life insurance from a vending machine."
November 15, 2012
The 9 lives of second-to-dieSecond-to-die policies can help with estate taxes, but thats far from all.