Life Insurance
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By Greg SchwabeTime is the enemy of the producer. It is said for every day beyond a life insurance application date, the probability of placing the case goes down by one percent.
February 20, 2011
Credit Insurance Rules Build More MomentumThe decision of the Federal Reserve Board to defer any changes to disclosure rules regarding credit insurance to the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is likely to delay the process.
February 20, 2011
THE MILLENNIALThe residue left by the lingering effects of the Great Recession has not just made austerity fashionable again; it has opened up the eyes and perked up the ears of people all across the country.
February 20, 2011
NEST EGGS APLENTYSince they burst onto the scene in 1946, the baby boom generation has had a spell-like hold over Madison Avenue, influencing everything from fashion design to musical tastes to adventure travel packaging.
February 20, 2011
No Income? No Income ProtectionHigh unemployment continued to hurt publicly traded U.S. group disability insurers' results in the fourth quarter of 2010.
February 18, 2011
1099 Fix: Democrats Pan Subsidy Clawback ChangeDemocrats are charging that Ways and Means Committee Republicans are trying to squeeze struggling middle-income families to pay for a Form 1099 reporting provision fix.
February 18, 2011
CMS Unveils 2012 Medicare Advantage Payment ProposalThe federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says preliminary 2012 payment policies for Medicare drug and health plans should maintain beneficiary choice.
February 18, 2011
ASPPA Renews Call for 403(b) Audit ReliefNonprofit employers need flexibility from the U.S. Department of Labor to cope with new 403(b) plan Form 5500 filing rules, according to the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries.