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Colonial Life Survey Shows Personal Benefits Counseling Improves Understanding
By Warren S. HerschThe survey shows that 96% who take part in individual benefits counseling sessions say they better understand their benefits. And 47% of the respondents say the benefits counseling sessions significantly improved their understanding.
February 06, 2012
BB&T Acquires Life and P&C Divisions from Crump GroupBB&T, Winston-Salem, N.C. (NYSE: BBT), has bought the life insurance and property and casualty insurance divisions of Crump Group, Inc. (CGI), Roseland, N.J, Crump Group announced today. As part of the transaction BB&T also bought the rights to the Crump name.
February 06, 2012
BB&T Acquires Life and P&C Divisions from Crump GroupBB&T, Winston-Salem, N.C. (NYSE: BBT), has bought the life insurance and property and casualty insurance divisions of Crump Group, Inc. (CGI), Roseland, N.J, Crump Group announced today. As part of the transaction BB&T also bought the rights to the Crump name.
February 06, 2012
AG 38: S.C. Contends Proposed 'Framework' Doesn't Comply with SVL for In-Force BusinessAlaska also defends LATF statement to the NAIC Joint Working Group, in a defense of its reserving concerns for USLG and term UL products in the face of a compromise commissioner-led, industry-approved "framework" concept. Also, tensions between the role of the NAIC's life actuary group's voice and commissioner-level control of...
February 06, 2012
AG 38: S.C. Contends Proposed 'Framework' Doesn't Comply with SVL for In-Force BusinessAlaska also defends LATF statement to the NAIC Joint Working Group, in a defense of its reserving concerns for USLG and term UL products in the face of a compromise commissioner-led, industry-approved "framework" concept. Also, tensions between the role of the NAIC's life actuary group's voice and commissioner-level control of...
February 06, 2012
Even Fruit Flies Know the Importance of Life InsuranceLIFE Foundations latest February Insure Your Love campaign is in full swing, with fruit fly characters helping to spread the word about the virtues of life insurance.
February 06, 2012
Annuities: Finding certainty in an uncertain worldBoomers want lifetime guaranteed benefits. Carriers want to de-risk their products in a volatile market. Is there an annuity out there for your client? Yes.
February 05, 2012
PIMCO’s El-Erian: QE3 LikelyPIMCO CEO and co-CIO Mohamed El-Erian spoke with Bloomberg Television Friday about last weeks jobs report and the global economy.