Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Investors Hold Steady in Stock Funds in January
By Mark JewellA January market rally wasn't enough to get investors back into stock mutual funds in a big way. But they did stop pulling out more cash than they were putting in, ending an eight-month string of net withdrawals.
February 14, 2012
MassMutual’s Retirement Services Division Achieves Record Sales in 2011MassMutuals Retirement Services Division achieved record sales in 2011, topping the units 2010 performance by 13%, for total sales of more than $6 billion.
February 14, 2012
Stand-Alone Living Benefits: Guaranteeing Lifetime Income Without an AnnuityIf your client wants guaranteed income in retirement, SALB may be the answer. But there are some limitations.
February 14, 2012
Water: Essential to Life; Deadly to HomesFour questions on insurance coverage to help your HNW clients prevent disruptive and costly repairs due to water leaks.
February 14, 2012
New York Life Plans Recruitment PushAfter a successful recruitment effort in 2011 and data showing a strong demand for help in managing finances, the company is looking to expand even further and it is not just hitting college job fairs.
February 13, 2012
Outlaw Stretch IRAs to Pay for a Highway Bill? Nice TryFor a fleeting moment last week, it looked like the whole Stretch IRA concept was in danger of becoming illegal when some lawmakers went looking for a way to fund, of all things, a highway bill.
February 13, 2012
In It To Win ItIn AIGs lower Manhattan headquarters, SunAmerica Financial Groups CEO Jay Wintrob rattles off a series of encouraging statistics about SunAmerica. The company is currently the fourth-largest seller of annuities in the United States; the largest seller of fixed annuities in the United States; the sixth-largest seller of variable annuities in...