Life Insurance
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AALU Panel: Action on the Estate Tax is Likely in 2013
By Warren S. HerschRegardless of the outcome of the 2012 elections, Congress and the future president are likely to settle a permanent estate tax in 2013 because of the need to bring the burgeoning budget deficit under control.
May 02, 2012
Multiple Cultures, Multiple Financial NeedsA new ING study highlights the areas where various cultures differ in their financial preparedness.
May 02, 2012
Multiple Cultures, Multiple Financial NeedsA new ING study highlights the areas where various cultures differ in their financial preparedness.
May 01, 2012
Lots of Confidence in Life InsurersThree in four Americans have confidence in life insurance companies and nearly 9 in 10 own individual life insurance, according to a new survey.
May 01, 2012
MetLife Faces at Least $500M Unclaimed Property SettlementThe insurance departments of Illinois, Florida, New Hampshire, North Dakota, and Pennsylvania joined in the negotiations with MetLife, according to California insurance commissioner Dave Jones and Kevin McCarty, NAIC president and Florida insurance commissioner.
May 01, 2012
The future of Social SecurityCan your clients afford to lose 25 percent of their income?
May 01, 2012
An F in EconomicsIn late March I wrote a small article entitled College Seniors Dont Know the ABCs of IRAs, which focused on Jeff Rose, CEO of Alliance Wealth Management and his experience speaking to a crowd of soon-to-be college graduates.
May 01, 2012
Scrounging for DollarsLets pause for a second. The announcement April 24 by state regulators of a settlement with Metropolitan Life of its unclaimed property practices, coupled with an announcement that the settlement could include the return of perhaps $700 million either to policy beneficiaries or to the states, raises more questions than...