Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Boost the retirement income portfolio
By Staff WriterAsset allocation is a hot topic in retirement planning. Stocks. Bonds. Annuities? Yes, annuities, according to a MassMutual study that sought to find what role fixed income annuities can play in boosting Americans' retirement income portfolios.
April 11, 2008
High Court Prepares To Hear ERISA Discretion ArgumentsThe U.S. Supreme Court could hear oral arguments concerning a group benefits administration case April 23.The court has scheduled arguments on the case, Metropolitan Life ...
April 11, 2008
Doug TownsendJackson National Life Insurance Company has appointed Doug Townsend senior vice president and chief financial officer of two of the company's subsidiaries, Jackson National Life Distributors LLC and Curian Capital LLC. JNLD is Jackson's marketing
April 11, 2008
Long-term care insurance10,000: Approximate number of employers offering long-term care insurance. 2 million: Approximate number of Americans covered by employer-sponsored long-term care insurance plans. 11.9%: Percentage of people receiving first-time benefit payment
April 11, 2008
Bruce WingBruce Wing has been named vice president of life distribution at Old Mutual Financial Network. He is responsible for leading all sales and marketing activities related to the life products of OM Financial Life Insurance Company and OM Financial Life
April 11, 2008
John KoehlerJackson National Life Insurance Company has promoted John Koehler to vice president of the Retirement and Wealth Strategies Group, a unit of Jackson National Life Distributors LLC. Koehler has served as director of the Retirement and Wealth
April 11, 2008
David KrupaDavid Krupa, CLU, LUTCF, has been appointed assistant vice president of training and development at The Baltimore Life Companies' Career Agency Sales Group. He has been a life insurance professional since 1990 and has held positions in market
April 11, 2008
UL products enhancedLife Insurance co. of the Southwest announced improvements to two of its universal life products, Harbor and Horizon UL products. The Harbor policies have restructured guarantees, meaning a 5 percent guaranteed interest rate for the first 10