Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Using Life Insurance To Cover The Tax Bill On Roth IRA Conversions
By Mark Teitelbaum, Jennifer Tyler WilhelmyRoth IRAs can be attractive planning devices.
February 14, 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 14, 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.
February 14, 2010
Big Estates Need The Liquidity That Life Insurance Can ProvideHigh-net-worth prospects consistently have to address two critical issues regardless of how much wealth they have amassed: (1) They must determine equity among heirs; and (2) how much is enough for each child.
February 14, 2010
Eight Predictions For Life InsuranceEconomic, demographic and regulatory forces have traditionally shaped the direction of life insurance offerings.
February 14, 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 12, 2010
Editor's Blog: Dirty Little SecretSteve Piontek suspects that STOLI arrangers are not the only people thirsty for STOLI - and he's not talking about vodka.
February 12, 2010
Medicare Advantage Carrier Gets CreditLenders have provided a $350 million senior secured credit facility for HealthSpring Inc. (NYSE:HS).