Life Insurance
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Personal Savings Up: Report
By Staff WriterThe personal savings rate rose to 3.3% of income in September, from 1.3% a year earlier, government figures show.
October 30, 2009
Trusts Sue Insurer Over SettlementsThe Phoenix Companies Inc. and 2 units are being sued for alleged fraud in advising elderly individuals to purchase multi-million dollar life insurance policies for use in life settlements.
October 30, 2009
Trusts Sue Insurer Over SettlementsThe Phoenix Companies Inc. and 2 units are being sued for alleged fraud in advising elderly individuals to purchase multi-million dollar life insurance policies for use in life settlements.
October 30, 2009
Don't cave in to discouragementQ: What do you think is the biggest challenge facing advisors today, and what can they do to overcome it?
October 30, 2009
Insurers Want Settlements DisclosureA consultant says the major problem insurance underwriters have with the life settlement industry is that they fear that life settlement advisers are "gaming the system."
October 30, 2009
Families want security but lack insuranceIn these troubled economic times, Americans are increasingly interested in securing their financial futures but lack the appropriate financial instruments to do so, according to a survey by New York Life Insurance Company.
October 30, 2009
Older adults a resource, not a burdenThere are currently more than 100 million Chinese over the age of 65, and the number is steadily growing. This change in demographics will have far-reaching consequences for societies around the world.
October 30, 2009
Retirement Planning: Consumers lack confidence in their preparationOnly 28 percent of American workers are confident about their retirement planning preparation, reports a new study from Sun Life Financial Inc.