Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Ed Slott on IRAs, taxes and the educated advisor
By Daniel WilliamsAs you gear up for the final push on tax season and work with your clients on their tax decisions, we thought it was a great opportunity to talk with IRA guru Ed Slott and find out the opportunities out there for advisors.
March 01, 2011
Senate Democrats Agree to GOP Spending Cuts, Avert Shutdown Through March 18The House was poised Tuesday to pass legislation cutting federal spending by $4 billion and averting a government shutdown for two weeks--Senate Democrats, yielding to the inevitable, said they would go along.
February 28, 2011
Life settlement rules of the road now clearerWill the life settlement market rebound in 2011? Only time will tell. But increased focus on regulatory and self-regulatory oversight can only be a good thing.
February 28, 2011
Projected Long-Term Volatility May Augur Well for a Trader's MentalityIn the face of major deficit and unemployment issues and the emergence of booming market economies in countries like Brazil, India, Russia and China, long-term trends have been forming over the past decade which most experts expect to continue.
February 28, 2011
ILIT Trusts: Bridge Out Ahead...Lock in Your Navigation System NowThe irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT) has been a popular estate planning tool for many years.
February 28, 2011
LIMRA: Individual Life Sales Rise 2%Total annualized premium revenue from new sales of individual U.S. life insurance was 2% higher in the fourth quarter of 2010 than it was in the fourth quarter of 2009.
February 28, 2011
Advisors: We have the tools to leave clients a legacy of prosperityI recently heard Dr. Lowell Catlett, a regent's professor, dean and chief administrative officer at New Mexico State University, speak about the current state of the economy.
February 28, 2011
2011 Advisor Profile: Bill SparAs a lead-in to our 2011 Advisor Survey, we decided to focus on one, randomly selected respondent and get a more personal view of the year ahead.