Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
IMSA qualification seen as oversight tool
By staff WriterMembership in an ethics-based organization is supposed to exhibit a company's commitment to best practices and doing the right thing. To at least one state insurance commissioner, that commitment means something. Susan Voss, insurance commissioner
April 16, 2008
New LTCI marketing kit targets self-employedWhen it comes to long term care insurance, many business owners are still unaware of the significant taxsavings benefits available. Business owners have exclusive tax benefits that individuals don't enjoy. Corporations can use 100 percent
April 16, 2008
Variable annuity debuts with lower costsA partnership between Advisor Resources (a division of Aegon) and Transamerica Life Insurance Co. has resulted in a new, lower-cost variable annuity. Dubbed the Transamerica Advisor Elite, the annuity has no surrender fees and no front-end
April 16, 2008
IMSA memberships renewedAdherence to ethical standards is one way to stay in business for a long time. Those who offer only lip service to ethics often find themselves in trouble with regulators and consumers. With that in mind, insurance companies seek membership in
April 16, 2008
Universal life with lapse protectionOut of many comes one. That is the philosophy behind the latest product from Protective Life Insurance Co. Protective Centennial G Universal Life is a policy that combines many of the mostpopular features from other UL policies. Protective
April 16, 2008
Company achieves IMSA qualificationAs companies strive for ways to distinguish themselves, membership in a standardssettingorganization can help them stand out. Oxford Life Insurance Co. has renewed its qualification as a member of the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association,
April 16, 2008
Single-premium UL product debutsClients who want to build legacy assets with a single-premium policy have a new option. New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corp. introduced Instant Legacy, a single-premium universal life policy designed to give customers the chance to convert and
April 16, 2008
Product enhances wealth transferWealth management and wealth transfer are two hot topics in the world of financial planning. A new product from Symetra Life Insurance Co. (designed with the help of Future System Advisors) may be able to help advisors who work with high-net-worth