Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
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July 02, 2006
Truth In Life InsuranceOver the years, National Underwriter readers have written to ask a variety of questions about life insurance. It has become clear to me that many ...
July 02, 2006
Indexed Universal Life: A Primer And A ForecastIt's been nearly 30 years since consumers were first offered the benefits of universal life insurance. With UL came flexibility in premium payments, death benefit ...
July 02, 2006
Full Disclosure Variable Life ReportRecently there was some good news regarding life insurance sales. According to LIMRA International, new annualized premium in the first quarter of 2006 rose 15% ...
July 02, 2006
Estate Tax Vote Delay May Reduce Odds For ReformA decision last week by the Senate Republican leadership to postpone a vote on a bill on estate tax reform until after Congress returns from ...
July 02, 2006
11 Tips For AdvisorsWhat do advisors need to know about offering life insurance at the older ages? Here are some tips, in alphabetical order:1. Costs of coverage. Carriers ...
July 02, 2006
Indexed Universal Life: A Primer And A ForecastIt's been nearly 30 years since consumers were first offered the benefits of universal life insurance. With UL came flexibility in premium payments, death benefit ...
July 01, 2006
Old reliableConsumers, as a whole, can be a pretty predictable, transparent lot. The equity market pendulum swings one way and they flock to variable products, lured by several years of consistently robust returns and visions of that trend continuing as far as