Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
How Individual Health Plans Can Use Adverse Selection To Their Advantage
By Mary Van Der HeijdeWithout underwriting, individual coverage applicants on average cost 40% more than applicants for small group coverage. While the individual market provides insurers more opportunities to ...
September 07, 2008
Converting Qualified Money To AnnuitiesProducers can look forward to greater sales in the year ahead, thanks in part to current demographic trends and a loosening of federal regulations governing ...
September 07, 2008
Converting Qualified Money To AnnuitiesProducers can look forward to greater sales in the year ahead, thanks in part to current demographic trends and a loosening of federal regulations governing ...
September 07, 2008
LTC Or Life Insurance For The Wealthy?In healthy societies, there are conflicting ideas on the best course of action regarding any issue. This is certainly the case in long term care ...
September 07, 2008
Fixed Index Annuity Sales Jumped 20% in 2nd QuarterIndex annuity sales in the 2nd quarter 2008 jumped 20% over the 1st quarter and 5.55% over the 2nd quarter 2007, according to the Advantage ...
September 07, 2008
Planning For The Surviving Spouse With A QTIP TrustWhile an estate plan will often concentrate on the credit shelter trust or B trust side of an A-B trust, advisors should also give attention ...
September 07, 2008
New York Life, Lincoln L%amp;A Still Top Carrier Websites, Dalbar SaysNew York Life Insurance Company again headed Dalbar Inc.'s list of top-rated consumer websites by life insurance and annuity carriers during the second quarter. Among ...
September 07, 2008
Financial, Tax, Estate And LTC Planning Need To Be IntegratedOver the past 30 years, medical and pharmaceutical advancements have increased boomers' longevity by decades--far beyond that of their parents. In addition, many boomers married ...