Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Strong Incentives Attract Strong Producers: AXA Head
By Trevor ThomasAXA president and CEO Christopher M. Condron says his company emphasizes compensation to help it recruit agents likely to be productive."I think compensation drives all ...
November 05, 2006
A Cultural Shift: Multilingual Producers Go IndependentMore than a decade ago, the life insurance industry experienced a seismic shift as many career agents made the transition to become independent producers. Today, ...
November 05, 2006
For An Exciting New Opportunity, Consider Income PlanningOne of the most exciting opportunities for insurance professionals is in retirement income planning. There are at least 3 reasons for this:? Demand is increasing ...
November 05, 2006
SEC Takes Issue With VA and EIA Sales MaterialsThe Securities and Exchange Commission is finding a "particular problem" with advertising and marketing materials associated with the sale of variable annuities and equity indexed ...
November 05, 2006
Disability Insurer Agrees To Broker Comp SettlementsNew York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, an Empire State gubernatorial candidate, created some excitement during the week before the general election by announcing a $15.5 ...
November 05, 2006
The Pension Protection Act of 2006--DB and 412(i) PlansOn August 17, the President signed into law the Pension Protection Act of 2006. Most of the changes in the PPA address the funding and ...
November 05, 2006
The Pension Protection Act of 2006--DB and 412(i) PlansOn August 17, the President signed into law the Pension Protection Act of 2006. Most of the changes in the PPA address the funding and ...
November 05, 2006
Feds Fine-Tune HSA GuidanceEmployers can take many commonsense steps without accidentally turning a health savings account program into an "ERISA plan," but they should be careful about accepting ...