Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Women key to LTCI market
By John SullivanStill struggling with your LTCI message? You might be targeting the wrong spouse. Two-thirds (66 percent) of purchasers were women and the average single premium...
June 25, 2009
EBRI Finds Discontent With Health SystemFew Americans rate their nation's health care system very highly.
June 25, 2009
AIG To Spin Off International FranchisesInsurance titan American International Group is preparing to spin off 2 of its international life insurance franchises.
June 25, 2009
Study Finds Variations In Retirement GoalsA recent poll finds 52% of Americans say their top financial goals is paying off debt or just getting by.
June 25, 2009
Estate planning, savings drive life-annuity comebackThere's hope yet for the life-annuity industry. Although insurers are still struggling with the fallout from the economic crisis, a report from Conning Research and...
June 25, 2009
Insurance M&A Likely To Pick Up: DeloitteA consulting firm predicts that mergers and acquisitions in the insurance industry are likely to rise by late this year.
June 25, 2009
Study: Advisors and their firms disagree on major business-building practicesNew research indicates there are some major disconnects between advisors and their financial institutions. When ranking the importance of marketing support functions, consulting firm CEG...
June 25, 2009
Low energy ideas"You never want a serious crisis to go to waste." So said Rahm Emanuel, the President's chief-of-staff, and boy did he mean it. Energy reform...