Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Tom Rowan Breaks Down the Mystique of Estate Planning
By Ed McCarthy, CFP, RICPThree questions with a longtime estate planning pro.
March 09, 2012
Morgan Stanley’s Jennings Pleads Not Guilty in N.Y. Cab Driver’s Stabbing (Bloomberg)U.S. bond-underwriting chief William Bryan Jennings faces up to 10 years for assault, theft of service and intimidation of bias or bigotry charges.
March 09, 2012
The Untold Story Behind U.S. Gas Price Pain: Transport and Refining Bottlenecks (Forbes)Oil production in the U.S. is up, demand for oil is down. Yet, the average price at the pump hit $3.80 last week after 27 consecutive days of gains.
March 09, 2012
The United States of Inequality (Slate)If income inequality is such a bad thing, then why isn't anyone doing anything about it? Well, no one really knows what causes it.
March 09, 2012
Where Are the New Advisors? (AdvisorOne)Financial advisors are leaving the industry faster than they can be replaced, which has forced firms to get a little creative in how they go about replenishing the stock.
March 09, 2012
SEC, Congress Tussle Over Private Fund Advisor RegistrationSEC Commissioner Daniel Gallagher told chief compliance officers on Thursday that he sees cases where the securities regulator can grant exemptive relief for private fund advisors that must register with the agency as mandated by Dodd-Frank.
March 09, 2012
Don’t Allow Term to Lapse Without Taking a Second LookSeniors with term policies can be some of the best life settlement prospects.
March 09, 2012
Study: Variable Annuity Holders Hold Tight in RecessionShock lapse rates have declined significantly as low interest rates render alternative investments much less attractive.