Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
I Want to Appoint You! (Maybe)
By Warren S. HerschAs the economic recovery continues, albeit uncertainly, companies are revisiting plans to appoint independent agents to meet pent-up demand for life insurance products and financial services.
July 25, 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 25, 2010
California Agency Backpedals On Settlement RequisitesThe California Department of Insurance (CDI) has revised its proposed emergency regulations regulating life settlement providers in the state to make them less onerous to life settlement industry.
July 25, 2010
MLR Caps Still a Big IssueAugust will be a crucial month for insurance agents seeking to preserve their relatively large commissions on the sale of small health insurance policies.
July 25, 2010
PCIP: Little Budget, Big NeedSome states may be faster than others at setting up Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) programs.
July 25, 2010
Life Insurance Poised For GrowthThere are encouraging signs that 2010 will see progress for life insurance companies, despite the continuing challenges they face as they recover from recent financial blows.
July 25, 2010
Are Life Insurance-LTC Combos Really A Good Deal?Life insurance policies sold with long term care riders are generally marketed to people around age 60 as an answer to long term care concerns.
July 25, 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.