Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
How Can Life Insurers Reach More Consumers?
By Sam J. FriedmanTwo Deloitte Research surveys provide some insight into why so many consumers are uninsured or underinsured when it comes to life insurance.
July 30, 2012
Young Investors More Likely to Buy Insurance From BanksYoung people are more likely to consider buying a life insurance policy through their bank than older generations, a study released Monday by LIMRA found.
July 30, 2012
LIMRA: Younger Consumers More Likely to Buy Life Insurance from a BankThe study reveals that the majority of Generations X and Y consumers would consider buying a life insurance policy from their bank, significantly more than the one-third of boomers and members of the silent generation who say the same.
July 30, 2012
LIMRA: Younger Consumers More Likely to Buy Life Insurance from a BankThe study reveals that the majority of Generations X and Y consumers would consider buying a life insurance policy from their bank, significantly more than the one-third of boomers and members of the silent generation who say the same.
July 30, 2012
Vanguard Earns Highest Ratings as an ETF Provider in Cogent StudyThe Vanguard Group, Malvern, Pa., now tops the field of providers of exchange-traded funds in favorable impressions among financial advisors, according to new research.
July 30, 2012
To Thwart SRO, Rep. Waters Introduces User Fee BillAs she said she would, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., introduced on Wednesday the Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2012, which would allow the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to collect user fees from advisors to fund their exams in lieu of a self-regulatory organization (SRO).
July 30, 2012
Top 5 Annuity Trends to Watch for in 2012 and 2013As the annuity industry deals with unprecedented challenges, advisors must keep abreast of product changes to help their clients make prudent decisions.
July 30, 2012
Aviva approached for sale of U.S. life unit (Reuters)Approaches have come from financial and private equity buyers for the U.S. unit that has an estimated value of $1.57 billion.