Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Why Specialization Makes Sense
By Thomas K. BruecknerAs quickly as our markets are changing, being all things to all people has rapidly become an unsustainable business model.
July 26, 2012
Act as a FiduciaryAlways serve the clients best interests, no matter what your license.
July 26, 2012
BMO: For Most Canadians, Investing is Akin to a MarathonFifty-three percent of the survey respondents see themselves as the investing equivalent of a marathon runner, the study finds. For these Canadians, investing is a long and winding road because they are in the markets for the long-haul.
July 26, 2012
Accenture: Nearly 9 in 10 Consumers Have Scant Knowledge about Insurers’ Retirement ProductsThe research reveals that 62% of consumers have little awareness of the retirement products offered by life insurers and 24% are not aware at all. Just 14% say they have a good awareness.
July 26, 2012
Disability Insurance Observer: The Latest EarningsSometimes, a driving force lifts or lowers all boats. Not this quarter.
July 26, 2012
Disability Insurance Observer: The Latest EarningsSometimes, a driving force lifts or lowers all boats. Not this quarter.
July 26, 2012
Retirement-age women twice as likely as men to live in poverty – What’s going on? (TIME)The study found that women are more financially affected by bad events, such as divorce or a death, than men are.
July 26, 2012
Congress can’t be trusted to fix itself (Atlantic)Bob Kerrey is the current Democratic nominee for the Nebraska Senate seat, which he held from 1989 to 2001. Away from the game for 11 years, Kerrey is not happy with how Congress has changed.