Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Beneficiary Designations and Divorce Decrees: A Cautionary Tale
By William H. Byrnes, Robert BloinkBoyd v. MetLife case highlights drawback of overlooking clients’ beneficiary designations.
April 28, 2011
Aetna to Acquire Health Plan AdministratorAetna Inc. has agreed to pay about $600 million to acquire Prodigy Health Group Inc., a large administrator of self-funded health plans.
April 28, 2011
Summit Business Media Introduces Benefits ENewslettersSummit Business Media has started publishing a new group of electronic newsletters affiliated with the company's BenefitsPro.com website.
April 28, 2011
J.P. Morgan: Americans Relying More on HSAsHealth savings account contributions and balances increased in 2010, according to J.P. Morgan Treasury Services.
April 28, 2011
Debt doom and gloom: Help clients be preparedI want to talk about our national debt. Why? Understanding and explaining the implications is vital.
April 28, 2011
Advisors: Why your job is like selling airFinancial products are as intangible as they get. Selling intangibles is like selling air--it feels much harder than selling ice cream, or cars, or clothing. Yet there are some rules that help make it easier.
April 28, 2011
12 Questions for 1 Successful LTCI Agent: Gerard GouletGerard Goulet has been named top specialist in the state of Minnesota by the American Association for Long Term Care Insurance, and has submitted well over $1 million worth of business through his BGA, Newman Long Term Care in Minnesota.
April 28, 2011
Personnel Changes: IAIS, Security Benefit, Allianz Life, Symetra, Lockton, RBCThe International Association of Insurance Supervisors has hired George Brady to be a deputy secretary general.