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Too Much Information...and Yet, Not Enough
By Bcoffin, BcoffinIn yesterday’s daily edition of National Underwriter, I covered some findings by Steven N. Weisbart, a senior vice president and chief economist for the Insurance ...
November 18, 2010
Pru Nets $970 Million in Stock SalePrudential Financial Inc. announced it has completed a public offering of over 18 million shares of its common stock, netting proceeds of about $970 million.
November 18, 2010
NAILBA 29: Stability with an AsteriskAttendees at the 29th annual meeting of the National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies seem optimistic that they can do good business in the coming year - if Washington will let them.
November 18, 2010
Want To Sell More Disability Insurance in 2011? Start Your Planning Now.To start your first quarter of 2011 with strong disability insurance sales, don't delay - right now is the right time to start planning so that you have enough time to implement and achieve your goals.
November 18, 2010
Advisor Spotlight: What are the biggest challenges facing you in this market?Mark Pruitt, CSA and founder and CEO of Strategic Estate Planning Services Inc. in Texas, took the time to answer some questions about his practice and what drew him to the senior market.
November 18, 2010
Speaker Views Recession Impact on L/H InsuranceAs the 2010 Ernst & Young/National Underwriter Life Executive Conference drew to a close, economist Steven N. provided some key observations that spell out the biggest challenges facing the L&H industry for the next five years.
November 18, 2010
Rating Agency Improves Coventry Health OutlookStandard & Poor's has upgraded its outlook Coventry Health Care Inc. after the company reported improved income.
November 18, 2010
Retained Asset Account update - er, "alert"My financial advisor failed to disclose to me that he was going to be about 10 minutes early for a scheduled meeting about a week ago. Maybe I can get the NAIC to issue a consumer alert about him.