Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Tax Time for Retirees (Chicago Tribune)
By Staff Writer"Maybe you thought your tax prep would get less complicated once you stopped working," writes Jill Schlesinger, "but preparing taxes in retirement can be quirky."
February 17, 2012
The ABCs of CDAsContingent deferred annuities have sparked much controversy lately. But what exactly are they and do many advisors use them?
February 17, 2012
"Sense of Congress" Seeks to Preserve Tax Incentives for Retirement SavingsTwo congressmen have introduced a resolution in the House seeking a "Sense of Congress" that current tax incentives for retirement savings should be retained in any reform of the tax code.
February 17, 2012
Benmoshe on AIG: We're Back in a Big WayAmerican International Group president and CEO Robert Benmosche said the company has regained its role as a primary seller of insurance and investment products through banks.
February 17, 2012
Benmoshe on AIG: We're Back in a Big WayAmerican International Group president and CEO Robert Benmosche said the company has regained its role as a primary seller of insurance and investment products through banks.
February 17, 2012
BMO Study: Half of Canadians Say Investments Don't Support Key Life EventsWhile most Canadian investors have target dates for key life events such as marriage, buying a house, having children and retirement, fewer than half feel that their investments are structured to support these milestones, according to a new report.
February 17, 2012
MetLife Study: Women Place Emphasis on Self-RelianceA MetLife study shows that women spanning all generations have placed a new found importance on self reliance with nearly eight in ten women saying the desire to give more to the next generation is prevalent in their lives.
February 17, 2012
Industry Groups Struggle to Provide Data for Fiduciary StandardInsurance industry trade groups are having difficulty providing the basic data the Department of Labor says it needs to prepare an economic impact study that must be included in its new proposal for a revised definition of fiduciary in sale of retirement products.