Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Advisor Calls for Paradigm Shift in Financial Advice
By Gil WeinreichPaula Hogan, a Milwaukee-based advisor, has laid out a model for financial planning that she argues is both more effective and more distinctive than conventional approaches.
June 07, 2012
Retirement Income Will Be 'Biggest Trend' Over Next 5 YearsTen of the 12 recordkeepers surveyed said an increasing focus on retirement income is among their top predictions for the next three to five years. And one-third of plan sponsors agree the most frequently cited prediction among this group.
June 07, 2012
Pershing to Offer 529 College Savings PlansThe new offering allows advisors to open, fund and manage accounts electronically for their clients.
June 07, 2012
Shhhh, MetLife Is Loaded with Long-Term Bonds (Seeking Alpha)There are other concerns about MetLife aside from failing the Federal Reserve Board's stress test in March.
June 07, 2012
Can Extending Retirement Age Help Social Security? (NPR)A report from the American Institute for Economic Research found that the majority of workers retiring at 65 were blue collar workers.
June 06, 2012
4 Habits That Increase Life Insurance Sales ActivityAdopting these behaviors can help you build and maintain a successful practice for decades to come.
June 06, 2012
Will Retiring Baby Boomers Crash the Stock Market?The idea that the baby boomers who began retiring in droves in 2011 will eventually crash the stock market has been going around for years. But will it actually happen?
June 06, 2012
New Regulatory Non-Governmental Council FormedFormer regulators and legislators have created a new committee aimed at putting pressure on Washington officials to continue to focus on rules and laws aimed at reducing systemic risk in financial markets.