Life Insurance
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Spitzer Sues Life Settlement Firm
By Staff WriterNew York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer says a life settlement provider has been paying brokers to keep prices down.Spitzer's office has filed a civil suit ...
October 29, 2006
Hartford Exec To Lead ACLIThomas Marra will be the 2007 chairman of the American Council of Life Insurers.The ACLI elected Marra chairman in Orlando, Fla., at its annual conference.Marra, ...
October 29, 2006
Better Communication May Mean Better SuitabilityInsurers and broker-dealers need to communicate more to better police against unsuitable sales transactions.That was the message of speakers on a panel at the American ...
October 29, 2006
Peripheral Vascular Disease: What Advisors Need To KnowSome life insurance applicants have a history of peripheral vascular disease (PVD) or symptoms of that disease. What should the advisor know about this disease, ...
October 29, 2006
Go with roundtable spread photo on pGo with roundtable spread photo on p. 7 of LS supp.Who's Who at the RoundtableThe following executives took part in the Oct. 11 roundtable ...
October 29, 2006
Blood Pressure And Insurability: The Issues Change At Older AgesWhat really matters when the life underwriter sees blood pressure differing significantly in people over (versus under) age 65?The answer is not widely known.In fact, ...
October 29, 2006
Keystone State Lawmakers Vote To Expand CHIPPage 49Bottom storyHealth Care--BannerMembers of the Pennsylvania House have voted 176-19 to pass a bill that would raise eligibility limits for the state's Children's Health ...
October 29, 2006
Another Approach To Underwriting For WeightIn the United States, 65% of adults are overweight and 31% are obese, according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2000, published by ...