Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
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By Staff WriterA few tips on how to prosper in the life insurance business can never hurt.
August 01, 2012
FSOC Warns About Low Interest Rate Environment RamificationsWith U.S.Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner due to address the House Financial Services Committee, July 25, on the annual report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), a Dodd-Frank Act requirement, expect some cautionary words about the health of the insurance industry and concerns surrounding the euro.
August 01, 2012
On the Third Hand: Disability Insurance Observer: Gaps at the TopThe top of the individual disability insurance market seems to be warming up with the rest of the market, but plenty of glacial ignorance remains.
August 01, 2012
Producer's Corner: Expect a Surge in DIA SalesMy review beginning on p. 38 of deferred income annuities (DIAs) (products that delay the start date of annuitization by more than the 12-month time limitation imposed on single premium immediate annuities) provides a generally positive assessment of this recent entrant to the annuity marketplace.
August 01, 2012
Bill to Be Introduced Exempting Insurers from SIFI DesignationA senior Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee plans to introduce legislation that would bar federal regulators from designating insurance companies as systemically significant.
August 01, 2012
The man with the plan: 6 questions for Alan BuergerThe CEO and co-founder of Coventry talks to us about the firm's origins and the state of life settlements these days.
August 01, 2012
Fed Says U.S. Economy Has Slowed, but Takes No New ActionThe Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the U.S. economy is losing strength and repeated a pledge to take further steps to stimulate growth, but it took no new action.
August 01, 2012
BMO: Fewer than 1 in 5 Young Adults Have Connected with an Advisor about Retirement PlanningThe study finds that three in four young adults (76%) have discussed retirement planning with someone. But few (17%) have spoken with a financial professional. By comparison, more boomers tend to consult financial professionals (41%).