Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
The Ham 'Sandwich Generation'
By Michael HamIn the popular Disney movie "Cars," the main character Lightening McQueen exclaims, "That makes perfect sense. Turn right to go left." Seems backward but it's true.
May 26, 2011
LIMRA: Life Sales Revenue Rises 8%Strong demand for permanent life products led to a solid gain in new annualized premiums from and a small gain in the number of individual life policies sold in the United States during the first quarter.
May 26, 2011
DALBAR: Site Speeds Vary WidelySome life insurers' consumer websites are about 10 times as fast as competitors' sites.
May 26, 2011
How to Increase Your DI Commissions With the Skills You Already HaveWhen talking with producers about why they don't write more disability income insurance, the most common thing I hear is that the application and underwriting process is too difficult.
May 25, 2011
PPACA: Lawmakers Take New Look at Interstate Health SalesAllowing health plans to sell coverage across state lines without adopting national consumer protection standards could hurt consumers, a federal health insurance regulator and former insurance commissioner testified here today.
May 25, 2011
White House touts reform benefits for seniorsThe Obama administration has unveiled a new resource that provides information on the new benefits available to seniors following adoption of the Affordable Care Act.
May 25, 2011
Deer in the Headlights: IRA Asset Allocations, 2008A new analysis of 2008 individual retirement account asset allocations shows that older workers and retirees were not much better prepared for market downturns than younger workers.
May 25, 2011
Republicans Demand HHS PPACA Waiver DetailsTwo Republican lawmakers are asking U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to give them more information about annual benefits limit requirement waivers.