Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Departing columnist's collected wisdom
By Douglas R. PeeteLast month marked Douglas Peete's final original column for Senior Market Advisor. SMA wants to thank Peete for his contributions to the magazine over the past year. His life insurance strategies have helped advisors and their clients save on taxes,
August 01, 2006
Alternate funding for long term careIn a perfect world, a client would never show up at your office requesting that you cobble together a financial solution for them after they'd encountered some sort of problem. Often, however, that isn't the way it works. And if such a client shows
August 01, 2006
Sell and sell againIt's every advisor's dream: a client who walks into an appointment with glaring voids in his portfolio and a willingness to let the advisor do whatever he deems necessary to fill those voids. Unfortunately dream clients don't come along that often.
August 01, 2006
ACLI On Japan Post: Window Good, View HazyThe American Council of Life Insurers is continuing to raise questions about the process Japan is using to privatize its mammoth postal life insurance system.Japan ...
August 01, 2006
ACLI On Japan Post: Window Good, View HazyThe American Council of Life Insurers is continuing to raise questions about the process Japan is using to privatize its mammoth postal life insurance system.Japan ...
August 01, 2006
Nonprofit Adopts Plan Loan ProductThe YMCA Retirement Fund has started using a system from 401kLoans L.L.C. to administer 403(b) plan loans to plan participants.The YMCA Retirement Fund, New York, ...
August 01, 2006
Evergreen State Imposes ER Benefits PenaltyWashington state regulators have issued $65,000 in fines in connection with allegations that a health carrier violated the state's prudent layperson rule for coverage of ...
August 01, 2006
Earnings: MetLife, Principal, HumanaMetLife Inc. faced tough comparisons when it released its latest earnings.MetLife, New York, is reporting $650 million in net income for the latest quarter on ...