Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
What Advisors Need To Know About Special-Needs Kids
By Trevor ThomasWhen a client has a disabled or mentally challenged child, financial advisors need to take care when planning the child's future, a MetLife executive ...
October 20, 2005
Bank Brokerage Income Flat In AugustBank brokerage revenue improved slightly in August over year-earlier levels.[@@]The Kehrer-Invest Index of community bank brokerage revenue improved to 122 in August, compared to ...
October 20, 2005
Ouch! Tabulating The Cost Of Ta BlundersDefective wills and estate plans can cost a bundlePoor counsel and errors of omission can give advisors with otherwise sterling reputations a bad name. ...
October 19, 2005
House Panel Approves Annuity/LTC ComboBut provision in massive pension reform bill exacts a priceWashingtonThe life insurance industry's ability to market a long term care product that features inside ...
October 19, 2005
Big Opportunities To Advise High-Net-Worth Business OwnersIn the first two columns of this three-part series, it was pointed out that high-net-worth business owners have significant unmet financial needs from both ...
October 19, 2005
Court Delivers Mied COLI RulingIn a recent district court opinion, the court decided that a corporation had an insurable interest on the lives of over 2,400 of its ...
October 19, 2005
IRS Settlement Program Could Affect 412(i) Plans And OthersThe Internal Revenue Service is trying to get some users of 412(i) defined benefit pension plans and 20 other tax-cutting vehicles to come to ...
October 19, 2005
Will Earnings Growth Trend Of The Top 50 Insurers Continue?1st and 2nd quarter results were up smartly for industry leadersWith third quarter life insurer earnings announcements starting to trickle in, the question is: ...