Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Selling to Seniors
By Diana Scheel, CLU, ChFC, FLMI, FLHCIf you work with senior clients, you probably know that their life experiences determine both their actions and their needs. Here's how to connect with seniors of all stripes.
January 18, 2012
Federal Officials Charge Seven in Insider Probe (Wall Street Journal)Federal prosecutors alleged that a "criminal club" in the hedge-fund world made tens of millions of dollars trafficking inside information, following up on a string of early morning arrests that involved employees of SAC Capital Advisors LP and other prominent financial firms.
January 18, 2012
Retirees See Betty White as Top Role Model (Reuters)Today's retirees are positive about their future, independent-minded ... and they want to be like Betty White.
January 18, 2012
Is the 4 Percent Rule Viable? (SmartMoney)Four percent has long been the target savings withdrawal number for retirees, but two recent studies encourage retirees to take a more individualized approach to the numbers game.
January 18, 2012
MetLife: Employers Can Help Close Life Insurance Gender GapWith life insurance ownership already at a 50-year low, the gap in uninsured and underinsured women perpetuates the troubling trend.
January 18, 2012
Which Indexed Annuity GLWB is Best?The determining factor ultimately depends on whether the rider performs better now or later.
January 18, 2012
Country Financial Survey Points to Lack of SavingsThe report says that nearly one in four Americans (24%) were able to set aside enough money to go five or more months without a paycheck and still pay their bills. However, one in three say they could not go any amount of time without a paycheck before resorting to...
January 18, 2012
Deloitte: Look Inward to Meet GoalsTrudging through a low-interest rate environment with near record unemployment establishes certain boundaries for growth but insurers can exercise some control over their own future.