Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Mutual Fund Firms Fall Short in Providing Wealth Transfer Tools and Education
By Warren S. HerschMutual fund companies have long excelled at a core competency: providing advisors with investment planning strategies, information and services. But with a growing number of ...
September 24, 2006
Compact Commission Works On Open Meeting ConcernsAs the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission organizes itself, one clear message is being sent by commission constituents: Make decision-making an open process.It was a ...
September 24, 2006
The Pension Protection Act Boosts 529 College Savings PlansThe Pension Protection Act wasn't just about defending pensions from financial failure. Among other provisions, it also permanently extends the tax advantages of Section 529 ...
September 24, 2006
NAIC Testifies Before House Panel On Securities Evaluation ProcessThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners plans to move in a deliberate manner in overhauling its securities evaluation process, its president told a House panel ...
September 24, 2006
The "New" Guaranteed And Return Of Premium ProductsIt seems as though every new life insurance or annuity product that comes to market has a "new" feature to guarantee minimum investment gain or ...
September 24, 2006
Life Product Guarantees Lead Industry InnovationIn today's market, new and innovative life insurance product designs with guarantees continue to be introduced.The spur was universal life with long-term no-lapse guarantees. As ...
September 24, 2006
Guarantees Take Many Forms In Life ProductsGuaranteed issue and return of premium products are distinct from each other, but both share the common element of offering guarantees in an era when ...
September 23, 2006
Return-Of-Premium Showing Up In All LinesThe return-of-premium concept is showing up in a wide assortment of insurance products, either as an embedded feature or an optional rider.