Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Successful wealth transfer demands strong relationship management
By Robert FioreA strong plan is essential to retaining family members as clients when wealth is transferred
October 25, 2012
TIAA-CREF: Most Americans don’t follow through on financial adviceThe survey observes that just one-third of Americans consistently take action after receiving financial advice.
October 25, 2012
Is Risk of More Expensive LTC Insurance Rising or Falling? Pt. 1As the LTC insurance industry continues to suffer, planners and clients have both become increasingly skeptical about LTC insurance.
October 25, 2012
EBRI: savings required to meet retirees’ prescription drug expenses dips in 2012How much in savings do a man and woman, respectively, need to have a 90 percent chance of covering Midigap premiums, Medicare Part B and D premiums and out-of-pocket prescription drug expenses for retirement.
October 25, 2012
SIGTARP: It’s essential AIG have a regulatorThe special inspector general for TARP says a SIFI designation "would provide the strongest regulation available."
October 25, 2012
Boomers talk about their debtFrom the debt-phobic to those crushed by a mountain of medical bills, a group of boomers answers the question: "What are you doing to solve the problem of personal debt?"
October 25, 2012
More Americans feel better off than worse off, financiallyFor the first time in five years, slightly more Americans feel better about their financial status.
October 25, 2012
Business investment stalls as fiscal cliff loomsThe threat of increased taxes and spending cuts has businesses pulling back.