Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Danger & Opportunity: Can Life Planners Save The World?
By George D. KinderAs I've pondered the state of the world and the many problems we face not just in the United States but across the globe, my...
August 31, 2009
Mass. Okays Hancock MergerThe Massachusetts Division of Insurance has approved Manulife Financial Corp.'s plan to merge 3 John Hancock units.
August 31, 2009
Insurer Offers Aid To Grieving KidsThe New York Life Foundation has developed a guide to help children cope with death in their family.
August 31, 2009
Insurer Offers Aid To Grieving KidsThe New York Life Foundation has developed a guide to help children cope with death in their family.
August 31, 2009
Retirement not always a choice7% -- Unemployment rate for people 55 and older, compared with over 8 percent for people between 25 and 54, and over 9 percent for people over 16. 126% -- Percent increase in unemployment for people 55 and older. 30 --
August 31, 2009
Boomers wrong on health costsAccording to a new survey, Americans are dramatically underestimating their retirement health care costs and insufficiently planning as a result. The July survey of something called...
August 31, 2009
Limra Records Steepest Drop in Life SalesAfter a 26% dive in the first quarter compared to a year earlier, individual life insurance annualized premiums dropped 20% in the second quarter, according to a new survey.
August 31, 2009
Planning for the four seasons of lifeSome might compare the years in our lives to the seasons in a calendar year. Financial advisors can help their clients build financial plans based on these important years of their lives.