Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
FTC Drafts ACO Antitrust Rules
By Allison BellThe Federal Trade Commission has published a notice explaining how it may go about applying antitrust rules to the new Medicare accountable care organizations.
April 19, 2011
Correction: Life Settlement Provider Sues InsurerA version of an article posted here March 7 described communications involving Coventry First L.L.C., a large life insurer and a consumer incorrectly.
April 19, 2011
Advisors see a boom in boomer clientsAn Insured Retirement Institute webinar for financial advisors revealed that in the last year, more than seven in 10 advisors have experienced net increases in retirement income clients.
April 19, 2011
Client relationships: 3 more reasons to stop lol'ing and start talkingWhen you focus your efforts on having great conversations every day, you'll see that great things start to fall into place. Here are three reasons why.
April 19, 2011
Find prospects with help of courthouseFinding potential clients in the courthouse is no different from looking through the local newspaper for wedding or birth announcements. The key is knowing where to look.
April 19, 2011
The Myth-Buster: Clearing Up Four Common Myths about Voluntary InsuranceAmericans are beginning to take a front seat in driving their health care decisions.
April 19, 2011
Commenters Vent on Electronic Disclosure RulesBenefit plan managers seem to be divided on whether distributing more plan notices electronically would have any effect on plan participants' inability to find, summon the energy to read, or understand the notices.
April 19, 2011
8 life-improving reasons to master the lost art of conversationLOL, EOD, BRB, TY and YW might be key communication elements in a texting, emailing, social-media-obsessed world, but they don't make for high-quality conversation.