Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Fed to Regularly Forecast Interest-Rate Changes
By Martin CrustsingerIn a major shift, the Federal Reserve will start updating the public four times a year on how long it plans to keep short-term interest rates at record lows, according to minutes from its December policy meeting.
January 03, 2012
Outlook 2012: Annuities—Industry at CrossroadsThree experts peak into the future of the annuity marketplace in 2012.
January 03, 2012
NAILBA Members Elect New Faces for New YearThe National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies (NAILBA), Fairfax, VA., has announced that Dexter S. Umekubo, Senior Managing Partner at Salina, Kan.-based Producers XL has been named Chairman.
January 03, 2012
Albertans Express Confidence in Saving for RetirementSeventy-eight per cent of Albertans express concern over the performance of their registered retirement savings plans, given market volatility and the state of the economy. And almost half of those surveyed do not plan to contribute this tax year.
January 03, 2012
CDC Releases First National Survey on LTC, Non-Nursing Home FacilitiesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released in December the 'first nationally representative survey' of residential care facilities to provide an overview of their role in the long-term care industry.
January 03, 2012
Canadians Continue to Look to 401(k)-Like Retirement AccountsAlmost 70% of Canadians plan to contribute more or the same amount to their Registered Retirement Savings Plan this tax year compared to last, but more than two-thirds express concern over the performance of their RRSP, given market volatility and the state of the economy.
January 03, 2012
Lessons from “The Bachelor”What "The Bachelor" yes, "The Bachelor" can teach you about selling.
January 02, 2012
Best of Producer Roundtable 2011Life Insurance Selling Editor Brian Anderson looks back at some of his favorite 2011 responses from top producers participating in the magazines popular roundtable articles.