Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
6 Critical Trends for Retirement Plans in 2012 (AdvisorOne)
By Staff WriterRetirement plan trends this year will focus largely on upcoming regulatory changes, with a few wider industry developments as well.
January 20, 2012
New York Life Rolls Out Company ReorganizationNew York Life Chairman and CEO Ted Mathas says in a prepared statement that the alignment streamlines the business groups for improved coordination and efficiency. A spokesperson adds the reorganization aim to sharpen the companys strategic focus, create a less hierarchical structure, and empower future leaders by widening spans of...
January 20, 2012
Tough Times for Annuity ProvidersLow interest rates remain the biggest challenge. Thats the assessment of Ernst & Youngs Doug French.
January 19, 2012
Defy Popular Perception: Overcome the Life Insurance TabooThough it has fallen out of favor, life insurance remains an important financial planning tool.
January 19, 2012
The Stanford Ponzi Scheme: A Big, Black Eye for the SEC?Allen Stanford will soon go on trial for a Ponzi scheme. At least one critic believes it will give the SEC and FINRA a bigger black eye than Madoff.
January 19, 2012
I Bet You Never Thought This Would HappenGambling on the next big technology investment is tempting, but remember this: over the past 30 years, bonds have outperformed stocks.
January 19, 2012
Romney's Unorthodox IRA (Wall Street Journal)Like many Americans, Mitt Romney has an individual retirement account. Unlike most Americans, Mr. Romney has between $20.7 million and $101.6 million in it, a big chunk of his fortune.