Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Commissioners Mull Fed Insurance Office And SEC Index Annuity Proposals
By Jim ConnollyWhen state insurance commissioners met in Chicago recently for their mid-summer gathering, prominent among the topics they discussed were the Office of Insurance Information proposal ...
August 31, 2008
Extinguishing The Talent InfernoAn uncontrolled wildfire is burning through talent in the financial services industry. The retention rate of new producers, observes a LIMRA International study, still hovers ...
August 31, 2008
Five Steps To Recruiting A Multicultural Sales TeamIn a marketplace full of information overload, insurance salespeople are up against staunch competition in capturing consumer interest for their products and services. Additionally, a ...
August 31, 2008
Forum's Mitchell: Carriers PuttingDuring LIMRA International's Advanced Sales Forum, held here last month, Maggie Mitchell, the Advanced Sales Committee conference chair and a vice president of advanced sales ...
August 31, 2008
How Advisors Can Capitalize On PPA's Advice ProvisionsThe 2006 passage of the Pension Protection Act opened the door for defined contribution plan sponsors to offer investment advice to participants.The act's safe harbor ...
August 31, 2008
Influenza Pandemics: Time For A Reality Check?While populations are living longer than ever, life insurers still face the risk of a "mortality shock" from an influenza pandemic. But many companies lack ...
August 31, 2008
Package On The DoorstepThe last few weeks, culminating with this week's Republican convention, have been an exciting period for couch potatoes.Specifically, there have been the Olympics, as well ...
August 31, 2008
Volatile Markets: A Great Time To Grow Your BusinessEconomic uncertainty, a sharp downturn in the U.S. housing market, soaring fuel prices and the credit crisis have caused consumer confidence to drop to nearly ...