Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
It's Time for Americans to Protect Their Paychecks
By Marvin H. FeldmanIf your practice is anything like mine, you can divide your DI-qualified prospects into three groups:
April 04, 2010
Full Disclosure Indexed UL ReportFull Disclosure covers universal life insurance products twice yearly and features both fixed and indexed policies.
April 04, 2010
Drug Testing In Life UnderwritingAs most producers know, life insurers screen for one drug of abuse routinely. That drug, of course, is cocaine, and the industry has been testing for it in both urine and oral fluid for many years.
April 04, 2010
Estate Tax Uncertainty Makes Life Insurance Even More NecessaryAs insurance professionals know, federal estate taxes will recommence on January 1, 2011, ending nearly a decade of confusion regarding their future.
April 04, 2010
Why Not Position Life Insurance For Tax-Free Retirement Income?Total insurance in force is one criterion that rating agencies look at when ranking life insurance carriers.
April 04, 2010
What to Do When Faced with a Long Term Care Insurance Client in DenialI am continually amazed by what accomplished people will say when they're in denial about long term care insurance. Do they really believe their excuses are credible?
April 02, 2010
Mass. Rebuffs Most Health Care Rate HikesThe Massachusetts Division of Insurance has rejected 235 of 274 rate increases proposed by health insurers for small groups.
April 02, 2010
SOA: Many Still Fail To Plan For RetirementMany Americans say they are concerned about their retirement but have done little about planning for the future, a new study by the Society of Actuaries finds.