Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Unemployment
By Richard HoeThe great nagging worry for all of us is unemployment. I've been thinking (and I'll bet you have been, too) about what would make an employer hire more employees and - you know what? - I can't come up with any thoughts, great or even less than.
September 14, 2011
NAIFA Meeting: Democrat Pans Tax Expenditure ChartFederal analysts made a mistake recently when they included the tax rules governing life insurance death benefits and the buildup of cash value inside permanent life policies on a list of deficit reduction targets, according to Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass.
September 13, 2011
Upscale buyers like term, tooWhen prospecting for term business, a lot of producers focus on family sales.
September 13, 2011
3 Common LTC Presentation MistakesIn my opinion, the largest hurdle long-term care producers must overcome today is in the presentation phase of the sale process.
September 13, 2011
PPACA: Regulators Fine-Tune Risk Management LetterA first-come, first-serve approach may be fine for selling ice cream, but it's not a good fit for health insurance reinsurance programs.
September 13, 2011
Group Health Enrollment Continues to DropNew Census Bureau health insurance figures show that the number of U.S. residents in employer-sponsored plans fell 0.9% between 2009 and 2010, to about 169 million.
September 13, 2011
Allianz Life President Joins Chamber BoardThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce has picked Gary Bhojwani to be one of its directors.
September 13, 2011
Life insurance: The time is now!Stop being gloomy. Insurance products were built for times like these, says Van Mueller.