Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Nationwide Term Policy Allows Conversions On Riders, Too
By staff WriterA big insurance company has launched a term life insurance policy that allows conversion of both the base policy and the spouse and children's term life insurance riders from temporary to permanent insurance.
February 16, 2010
Do Your Clients Know What Disabilities Can Really Do to Them?According the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 70 percent of workers don't have long-term disability coverage.
February 15, 2010
Need An Alternative To The 1031 Exchange? Consider A CRTA potential alternative to the traditional 1031 exchange is the guaranteed lifetime income trust; technically, a charitable remainder trust.
February 15, 2010
Using Life Insurance To Cover The Tax Bill On Roth IRA ConversionsRoth IRAs can be attractive planning devices.
February 15, 2010
Tax Season? Time To Pitch The Tax Benefits of Life InsuranceThat education process, sources tell National Underwriter, can start with an examination of the client's income tax return, specifically the taxable investments that cause clients the most pain come April 15.
February 15, 2010
It's Not "Business As Usual" These DaysAll planning tools are not created equal. Some are more appropriate depending upon the interest rate environment and relative asset values.
February 15, 2010
Double Duty Dollars of Life Insurance:The Art of Tax-Free Retirement IncomeIf I could describe life insurance in one word it would be "flexible."
February 15, 2010
Settlement Execs, ACLI Clash Over SecuritizationSeveral life settlement organizations have reacted strongly to a recent policy statement from the American Council of Life Insurers calling for a ban on the securitization of life settlements.