Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Deloitte Survey: Many Producers Are Less than Satisfied with their Carriers
By Warren S. HerschTwo-thirds of producers say they expect to add or drop appointments in the next 12 months, a churn rate that represents an opportunity and threat for carriers.
November 17, 2011
Lawmakers in Tiny RI Poised to Act on One of the Largest Pension Problems in the US (Washington Post)Rhode Island lawmakers will vote today on a landmark pension overhaul that has angered public employees in the state.
November 16, 2011
Life Insurance Consumers Satisfied, But Hoping For MoreResearch of over 7,000 global insurance customers conducted earlier this year by Accenture indicates a satisfaction gap between what life insurance customers want from their insurers and what they think they are getting.
November 16, 2011
Life Insurance Consumers Satisfied, But Hoping For MoreResearch of over 7,000 global insurance customers conducted earlier this year by Accenture indicates a satisfaction gap between what life insurance customers want from their insurers and what they think they are getting.
November 16, 2011
Insurance Can Be Systemically Risky, Says ExpertA funded consumer representative to the NAIC today countered insurance industry and NAIC arguments that insurance companies dont pose systemic risks to the economy, making a de facto argument for federal oversight of the industry.
November 16, 2011
A Run on the Insurance Company?As regulators and legislators spar over the need for federal insurance oversight, a persistent question arises: could there ever be a run on the insurance company?
November 16, 2011
Online Term Life Insurance – Race to the Bottom? (MoneyLife)Term life insurance used to be almost three times expensive than personal accident cover offered by non-life insurers. Not anymore.
November 16, 2011
Brokerage Industry Leader Roger McCarty DiesAs leader of one of the nation's largest brokerage firms, McCarty spearheaded the development of lead-generation programs, seminar systems, online marketing systems, product and agent sales training.