Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
The Voluntary Market Keeps on Going
By Gil Lowerre, Bonnie BrazzellVoluntary sales for 2009 were up again despite the recession, according to our most recent sales study. In fact, voluntary/worksite sales increased 3.3%.
July 27, 2010
Keith Raymond joins Futurity First as vice president of information technologyFuturity First Insurance Group, Rock Hill, Conn., has announced the appointment of Keith Raymond as Vice President, Information Technology.
July 27, 2010
Want to Succeed in Life Insurance Sales? It's Time to Rewire Your PracticeIt sounds counterintuitive, but it's nonetheless true: the way to succeed in life insurance sales -- the way to build loyalty among current clients and attract new ones -- is to stop focusing on sales.
July 26, 2010
MetLife: U.S. Consumers See Economy ImprovingAmericans are telling pollsters that they believe the U.S. economy and their personal financial situations may have bottomed out.
July 26, 2010
PPACA: Panel Plans Health Fraud Reporting ToolA panel at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners is trying to come up with a version of the Online Fraud Reporting System that suits the needs of private health insurers.
July 26, 2010
PPACA: Texas Explains Filing ProceduresLone Star state officials have put out a bulletin to help health insurers and health maintenance organizations bring policy and contract forms into compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
July 26, 2010
PPACA: Subgroup Works to Define TermsRegulators are putting together a glossary of insurance-related terms aimed at health coverage consumers.
July 26, 2010
Need New Producers? Consider Some Unconventional ChannelsAs the independent channel for life insurance product expands, market-watchers are questioning whether the channel's main distributors--brokerage general agencies--will be able to continually replenish and grow their ranks with new producers.