Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
For The Cash-Strapped Business, Cash Values Can A Be Life-Saver
By Warren S. HerschAs the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression grew in magnitude in recent weeks, many small businesses struggled, often desperately, to fund operational expenses ...
November 02, 2008
A Key Settlement Consideration: Can Clients Get Replacement Coverage?Among the most often discussed benefits a life settlement can provide is the opportunity to shed an older, underperforming policy and replace it with newer ...
November 02, 2008
In Tough Economic Times, What's An Advisor To Do?From this year's annual Phoenix Wealth Survey taken in the first quarter, we know the high-net-worth showed record levels of pessimism about the short-term outlook ...
November 02, 2008
Renal Failure: Assessing The Life Insurance RiskAs the United States population ages, and those over age 80 make up a larger aggregate of life insurance applicants, insurers are keeping a watchful ...
November 02, 2008
Changing Markets Impacted Annuity Sales In First HalfIndividual annuity sales reached $131.9 billion in the first half of 2008, a 7% increase over the first half of 2007. (See Table 1.)These sales ...
November 02, 2008
Setting The Record Straight On Rx ProfilesRecent articles in mainstream publications have raised questions on some quarters regarding the use of Rx (pharmacy) profiles in underwriting.Does this work to the detriment ...
November 02, 2008
Setting The Record Straight On Rx ProfilesRecent articles in mainstream publications have raised questions on some quarters regarding the use of Rx (pharmacy) profiles in underwriting.Does this work to the detriment ...
November 02, 2008
The Feds Are Coming! The Feds Are Coming!A survey released last Monday by an accounting firm said retail companies expect their same-store sales for the Christmas season to decline this year compared ...