Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
LIMRA: Annuity Sales Rise As Life Sales Fall
By Staff WriterU.S. insurers reported strong individual fixed and indexed annuity sales in the third quarter as life sales were dropping.Although deferred individual variable annuity sales fell ...
December 01, 2008
Rules of AcquisitionAfter AIG's bailout began in September (it had drawn $90 billion from the Federal Reserve by the end of October), the uncertainty in the industry...
December 01, 2008
Never Underestimate The Philanthropic Power of KidsKrishna Pendyala, chief operating officer and coach of Waldron Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, and his wife Sangeetha have two children: a son, Nyan (which means...
November 30, 2008
New ProductsVariable annuities Overture Medley A new and competitive no-withdrawal charge rider has been added to the Overture Medley variable annuity, issued by Ameritas Life (part of the UNIFI Companies). The optional rider has been designed to provide
November 30, 2008
When you care enough to make the mostI was in Poland on business when word of the $700 billion meltdown in the United States financial markets hit. I tried to understand what it meant for me, and then I sent a barrage of e-mails to my financial advisor. I bet, as with you, he was
November 30, 2008
Taking a new approach to endowment contractsModified Endowment Contracts have been used for purposes of establishing Medicaid eligibility for a number of years. But is an MEC a type of life insurance policy, a trust, or a similar legal device? Readers should know that some states are taking
November 30, 2008
Establishing Spousal Access Trusts With Variable Universal LifeAn Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust is used by estate planners to protect their client's wealth.
November 30, 2008
Smarter selling to womenIf you're not selling life insurance to women, you're missing out a sizeable market. The Pew Research Center recently surveyed 1,260 men and women about their family's financial management practices. Two-thirds of the couples