Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
The Three Ds of Buy-Sell Agreements
By Scott MoungerMany closely held businesses have buy-sell agreements in place. However, many of these agreements fall short of adequately covering one or more of the "three ...
November 05, 2006
Strong Incentives Attract Strong Producers: AXA HeadAXA 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
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
Analyst Projects Strong Growth for VAsThe good news is that people are living longer, but that's also the bad news, industry analyst Colin Devine told participants at last week's LIMRA ...
November 05, 2006
Accountants Tell FASB To Go Slow On Risk TransferAccountants, bond analysts and company financial executives say the Financial Accounting Standards Board should shelve a proposal that could require insurers to split, or "bifurcate," ...
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
LIMRA Looks At Boomers And Opportunities For GrowthIn a meeting climaxed by the appearance of former President Bill Clinton, LIMRA International's annual conference here focused on the prospects and challenges of baby ...
November 05, 2006
Building Your Practice in the Education BusinessWe're all in the education business, no matter what our product is.That is to say, our clients need to be continually taught the reasons for ...