Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Heads up: how the 100 largest life insurers performed
By Frederick S. Townsend, Laurie DallaireFrederick S. townsend and laurie Dallaire report on results for the 100 largest U.S. life insurance companies in teh first 9 months of 2008.
February 09, 2009
Quick tips: reaching out to business owners during the recessionWhy financial advisors should reach out to boomer business owrers who are worried about their retirement and how to do it, by John H. Brown of Business Enterprise Institute.
February 09, 2009
Did you know: reverse mortgagesThe number of federally insured reverse mortgages closed in 2008 grew over the 2007 total.
February 09, 2009
MIB: Application Activity FallsU.S. life insurers received fewer requests for individual coverage in January than they received in January 2008.
February 09, 2009
Ask the expert: the taxing questionThis is a high-level answer to this question: Once a life settlement transaction is completed, are the funds my client receives subject to taxation?
February 09, 2009
Quiz question: trading upA publicly traded life settlement company has moved ist common stock to the NASDAQ Global Select Market.
February 09, 2009
Midland National Reorganizes Managerial GroupA Midwestern insurer is expanding and realigning its personal producing general agent/regional director sales team.
February 09, 2009
After Rule 151A, The Status Of Indexed UL Is UncertainIn adopting Rule 151A under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities and Exchange Commission did more than change the status of equity indexed annuities.