Life Insurance
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FBL Financial to Sell Equitrust Life to Guggenheim Partners
By Warren S. HerschFBL Financial CEO James Hohmann says the divestiture of EquiTrust Life will allow FBL Financial to increase its focus on the farm bureau market, while also reducing risk and increasing financial flexibility.
October 06, 2011
Agent Tries to Supplement the Shoebox In The ClosetOne executive told him, I dont find that youre necessary or that youre a benefit to our customers.Hartmann said he knows from personal experience that an issuer name database could come in handy for people dealing with the death of a loved one. He and his brother Edmund came up...
October 06, 2011
Creating Dream Teams for the Life Insurance WorldFROM AN EMPLOYMENT PERSPECTIVE, the anemic economic recovery has been a double-edged sword: bad for the millions of U.S. workers who, nearly three years after the 2007-2009 recession, still find themselves without a job; a boon for employers who can now skim more of the cream from the proverbial...
October 06, 2011
NAHU Members, Hit by High Costs, Uncertainty, Hopes for Rescue by H.R. 1206The 100,000 health insurance producers who belong to the National Association of Health Underwriters are hoping allies will help rescue them from what they see as an increasingly desperate situation.
October 06, 2011
LTCI Watch: Mr. Moses Went to WashingtonA blog on events in the market for products that offer some of the most meaningful living benefits.
October 06, 2011
Betty White working on life settlements videoCan the "Golden Girls" star and some viral marketing re-brand the life settlements industry?
October 06, 2011
The Week in Pictures | 10/7/11A look back at the week that was, with protests over healthcare, pharmaceutical protests and liability, GOP disappointment, and the death of a modern visionary.
October 06, 2011
2003, All Over AgainWhat's old is new again as life settlements are poised to regain much of their former glory, with their annual volume set to hit $4 billion by 2012.