Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Working seniors
By Staff Writer16% - Percentage of people 65 and older who worked in 2007. 10.8% - Percent increase in working seniors from 1985. 64% - Percentage of people between ages 55 and 64 who worked in 2007. 54.2% - Percent increase of workers between ages 55 and 6
April 11, 2008
Premium bonus highlights new annuitySun Life Financial announced the debut of its first bonus fixed indexed annuity, SunDex Bonus. The main feature of the annuity is the boost it gives to a policyholder's ability to save more money. Premiums under $250,000 receive a 6 percent bonus
April 11, 2008
Connect with clients through financial life planningThe last taboo isn't sex - it's money. Although we may think that our clients speak openly with us about money, the subject often has deeper, more emotional ties that make it difficult to share. A financial life planning approach can be valuable in
April 11, 2008
Insurance trends to watchToo many Americans are woefully short of proper life insurance coverage, according to groups like LIMRA and the Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education. The reasons for this lack of coverage are manifold, and financial advisors are st
April 11, 2008
Bullet proof your businessQuick sales are not the preferred outcome today with increasing post-investment-stress litigation. The preferred outcome - sales that continue to satisfy clients while building loyalty.We are all participants in the great financial game called Life.
April 11, 2008
OFC offers producer, consumer benefitsConsumers and producers could benefit from the implementation of an optional federal charter system for the insurance industry, according to a study by Dr. Laureen Regan, an associate professor at Temple University's Fox School of Business and
April 11, 2008
Asset ownership in senior households29%: Percentage of households, headed by someone 65 or older, that own stocks or mutual funds. 78.4%: Percentage of people 65 or older who own their home. 6.1%: Percentage of people 65 or older who own rental property. 8.1%: Percentage of peo
April 11, 2008
Do you believe you have enough money to last your entire retirement?No, but it didn't used to be that way. I gave my ex-wife a $300,000 house, so I've been living in an apartment since my divorce. I do have some investments and retirement plans in place, but I'm not sure how a recession will affect that money. By