Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Do You Believe in Magic?
By Olivia MellanLuck surrounds us in March, as garlands of lucky shamrocks festoon shops and saloons. To be sure, many of us without a drop of Celtic...
February 28, 2007
Ask the right questions, offer the right policyFor many of today's life insurance experts, we entered the business when there were basically two common options for life insurance: term and whole life. Term was analogous to renting new office space while whole was equivalent to buying the
February 28, 2007
When life insurance is good tax policyIt is with a sense of foreboding that most Americans circle April 15 in red ink on their calendars. But for advisors with senior clients for whom estate planning and overall tax minimization are top priorities, tax day is just another spring day.
February 28, 2007
NCOIL Prepares For Life Settlement DiscussionThe debate about whether policyholders should have to wait 5 years or just 2 years to sell life insurance policies is just one of the ...
February 28, 2007
Big Sky State Chamber Salutes Military Sales MeasureMembers of the Montana House have voted 95-4 to pass H.B. 764, a bill that would implement tougher financial services sales standards for representatives working ...
February 28, 2007
Insurer: Filling Part D Donut Hole Drew Sicker BeneficiariesSierra Health Services Inc. says offering complete Medicare prescription drug coverage seems to have attracted consumers who make unexpectedly heavy use of prescription benefits.The basic ...
February 28, 2007
NAIC Finds Income Protection ShortageAbout 20% of U.S. residents will become disabled for a year or more before reaching age 65, but only 44% have have long-term disability insurance.Officials ...
February 28, 2007
NAIC Finds Income Protection ShortageAbout 20% of U.S. residents will become disabled for a year or more before reaching age 65, but only 44% have have long-term disability insurance.Officials ...