Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Rating Agency: De-Risking Has Risks
By staff WriterLife insurers' efforts to decrease exposure to risk could hold down future earnings growth.
August 18, 2010
FINRA Sticks With Securities in Suitability ProposalThe Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is leaving "non-securities" products out of a proposed suitability rule update.
August 18, 2010
Five next steps to 'Yes'We consulted with top advisor Michael Zmistowski, president of First Gulf Advisors, for his take on useful steps to get prospects to feel comfortable enough to sign on the dotted line.
August 18, 2010
5 lumpy bumpy mailer ideasBreaking through mailbox inertia can be a challenge. One way to capture your prospects' attention is to send "lumpy bumpy" mailers.
August 18, 2010
Feeding Frenzy"Stupidity cannot be cured with money, or through education, or by legislation," writes author Robert Heinlein in his novel Time Enough for Love.
August 18, 2010
Letters to the EditorWe write regarding your recent online articles "RAAs: Birny Birnbaum Weighs In" (posted August 10, 2010) and "RAAs: Regulatory Status May be Unclear" (posted August 11, 2010).
August 17, 2010
AUL launches Enhanced Blended Insurance RiderThe Individual Division at American United Life Insurance Company (AUL), a OneAmerica company, Indianapolis, has launched a new product called the Enhanced Blended Insurance Rider to assist in building assets during challenging times.
August 17, 2010
AUL launches Enhanced Blended Insurance RiderThe Individual Division at American United Life Insurance Company (AUL), a OneAmerica company, Indianapolis, has launched a new product called the Enhanced Blended Insurance Rider to assist in building assets during challenging times.