Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Life Insurance Missing Piece of Financial Portfolios: Survey
By Michael S. FischerSlightly less than half of U.S. adults who have a financial advisor and a financial plan have ever discussed adding life insurance to their plans, according to a survey released Tuesday by Saybrus Partners.
August 16, 2011
Fed workers keep LTCI despite rate increases: GAOA study by the GAO found that rate hikes didn't deter federal employees from keeping their LTCI policies.
August 16, 2011
Super Committee: Securities Firms, Health Professionals Outgave InsurersThe insurance industry ranks just 10th on a list of top industry contributors to members of the new "super committee" - the congressional panel that is supposed to find $1.5 trillion in federal spending cuts by Thanksgiving.
August 16, 2011
Crack the tougher nuts firstI attribute whatever success I have had in my profession to an idea I had several years ago about changing my gears in prospecting.
August 16, 2011
Consider earning your CFPA primary concept behind comprehensive financial planning is that every financial decision someone makes has a potential effect on every other aspect of his or her financial life.
August 16, 2011
AnnuitySpecs: Indexed Life Sales SoarU.S. sales of indexed life insurance jumped to $224 million in the second quarter, up 35% from the total for the comparable quarter in 2010.
August 16, 2011
New York Department Eyes Separate AccountsOfficials at the New York State Insurance Department discuss use of separate accounts and credit default swaps in a recent life company examination report.
August 16, 2011
3 Proven Ways to Find LTCI ProspectsEvery day, our office gets calls from producers frustrated by a lack of qualified long-term care insurance (LTCI) prospects.