Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
"The premium is always less than the problem."
By Maria WoodTo paraphrase an old ad slogan, Brian H. Ashe, CLU, knows life insurance. He's a past president of the Million Dollar Round Table and president of Brian Ashe and Associates Ltd., an insurance sales organization in Lisle, Ill.
September 01, 2011
People know they need life insurance, but are reluctant to buy. Here's how to sell the product to your clients.Life insurance. Two simple words about a complex product that nearly everyone agrees they need, but sometimes have a hard time making the leap and actually buying it.
September 01, 2011
Getting the Word OutYesterday, I attended a press luncheon held jointly by LIMRA, ING and SelectQuote to bring the press up to date on where life insurance sales ...
September 01, 2011
Pension Plans Failing to Account for Rising Life Expectancies: Swiss RePension shortfalls will be exacerbated by underestimating life expectancies, says Swiss Re in calling for more effective longevity models.
September 01, 2011
Timeline: The History of Life InsuranceThe history of life insurance is almost too big to fit on one timeline. It spans from today all the way back to 100 B.C., when Caius Marius, a Roman military leader, created a burial club among his troops.
August 31, 2011
Universal Life Source ListThis source list represents those companies that chose to participate and that responded by the deadline.
August 31, 2011
EBRI: Defined Benefit Pensions Protect Against Retirement WoesA defined benefit pension plan really can be important to protecting a middle-income or even relatively high-income retiree against falling into poverty.
August 31, 2011
Life Program Offers Soldiers Insurability ProtectionActive-duty military personnel can buy a product that ensures their ability to replace their Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage with commercial coverage even if they suffer a severe war-related injury.