Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Industry To Oppose Proposals In Bush's 2007 Budget
By Arthur D. PostalLife insurance trade groups say they will oppose enactment of proposals in the Bush administration's 2007 budget document unveiled Feb. 6 that would create certain ...
February 12, 2006
A Plan That Can Help Clients Make Up For Lost TimePicture this: A self-employed engineering consultant, age 52, walks into your office one Monday morning and tells you he has done virtually no retirement planning ...
February 12, 2006
Using Triple Leveraged Family Limited PartnershipsAfter years of declining use due to uncertainty about their effectiveness, family limited partnerships are regaining their position as a prominent tax planning tool. The ...
February 12, 2006
Protective Buys Chase InsuranceJPMorgan Chase & Co., New York, has agreed to sell Chase Insurance Group, its life insurance and annuity underwriting business, to Protective Life Corporation, Birmingham, ...
February 12, 2006
YTD Dividends To Policyholders Drop 10%Through the third quarter of 2005, dividends paid to policyholders were down 10% for the top 50 companies compared to the same period in 2004, ...
February 12, 2006
Rescuing Retained Earnings And Mitigating The Double TaxThousands of C corporation owners get hit every year with both corporate and ordinary income taxes because they have retained earnings. What options are there ...
February 12, 2006
YTD Dividends To Policyholders Drop 10%Through the third quarter of 2005, dividends paid to policyholders were down 10% for the top 50 companies compared to the same period in 2004, ...
February 11, 2006
Locking In Talent When Times Are ToughPlunging home prices ... severe credit squeeze ... cascading failures in the financial markets. Advisors who cater to small businesses might rightfully question whether...