Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
MassMutual Launches ‘Why Life Insurance?’ Marketing Effort on Its Facebook Page (Boston Globe)
By Staff WriterAs life insurance products face a 50-year low in sales, MassMutual has responded with a timely marketing push to demonstrate why this product remains relevant in today's marketplace.
October 18, 2011
ACLI Elects New York Life's CEO Mathas as its ChairmanMathas to lead ACLI during an election year in which lobbying on taxes, retirement income and federal regulatory oversight gestures loom large for the industry
October 18, 2011
Parents Choose Kids over Retirement (MSN Money)A new MassMutual study shows that about half of all parents who make funding their kids' college education a priority have little left for their own retirement.
October 18, 2011
Long-Term Care Insurance and Our Collective Denial (New York Times)Long-term care insurance has been a favored topic of the press for the past few years, and for good reason: It's evident that Medicare will not come close to covering the enormous encroaching medical needs of aging Baby Boomers.
October 18, 2011
Long-Term Care Insurance and Our Collective Denial (New York Times)Long-term care insurance has been a favored topic of the press for the past few years, and for good reason: It's evident that Medicare will not come close to covering the enormous encroaching medical needs of aging Baby Boomers.
October 18, 2011
Survey: Guaranteed Retirement Income Trumps Having 401(k) PlanThe survey finds alarming the contrast between a desire for guaranteed income in retirement and the number of non-retirees who actually have some form of guarantees.
October 18, 2011
Survey: Americans Remain Resilient Despite Tough Economic TimesAlthough the economic climate is largely unchanged, people are adapting, revisiting their plans and finding ways to save for both their short- and long-term goals, says Keith Brannan, vice president of Financial Security Planning at Country Financial.
October 18, 2011
Fact Check: A Closer Look at Herman Cain's Retirement ModelOne way that surging GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain has distinguished himself from his rivals is by calling for an alternative to Social Security a private retirement plan modeled on one instituted a generation ago in Chile.