Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
An Ideal Plan for Business Owners in a Hurry
By Warren S. HerschAt a time when businesses nationwide are jettisoning defined benefit pension plans in droves because of the prohibitively high cost, a niche of the DB market is thriving: 412(e)(3) plans.
August 02, 2011
Don't over-think referralsIn the early stages of my career, I put too much thought into each client with whom I met.
August 02, 2011
ASPPA: Why is Labor Trying to Regulate IRAs?The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries says the U.S. Labor Department should keep individual retirement accounts out of a proposed update of the retirement plan fiduciary definition.
August 02, 2011
Two calls, then throw them outThere is one practice which has been a great help to me as well as a big time saver.
August 02, 2011
Eastbridge: Voluntary Market Shifting Toward Group ProgramsGroup insurance plans seem to be outperforming individual-policy-based programs in the voluntary insurance sales market, according to Eastbridge Consulting Group Inc.
August 02, 2011
Debt Ceiling Deal: Health Insurance is There, Between the LinesThe new federal budget deal resolution may not refer directly to private health insurance, but it could have major effects on the health market, an analyst says.
August 02, 2011
Not your father's retirementMiddle-income boomers envision a much different retirement experience than their parents, says a study by Bankers Life and Casualty Co.
August 02, 2011
NAIC Panel Plows Ahead on Dodd-Frank Receivership DraftThe American Council of Life Insurers wants a guide state insurance regulators will use to handle failures of systemically important insurers to convey a need for quick decision making.