Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Suitability Continues To Stir Debate
By Jim ConnollyByThree days before a vote was scheduled to be taken by regulators, last minute discussions hammered out compromise language for a model regulation on suitable ...
September 14, 2003
Potential Problems With 412(i) PlansThe first major potential problem relates to the funding of the plan itself. If life insurance is used in combination with an annuity as a ...
September 14, 2003
2Q Variable Life Sales At $582 Million Were Off 46% From 2Q 2002ByVariable life sales continue to slide. VL sales with single premiums included at 10% for the 50 companies reporting in Tillinghasts VALUE survey for ...
September 14, 2003
Split-Dollar And Deferred CompA Dynamic CombinationSplit-Dollar And Deferred Comp A Dynamic Combination ByDespite the changing environment in the executive benefit marketplace, attracting and retaining talented professionals remains an important part ...
September 14, 2003
Tech At The Front End: The Trend In Many ProductsTech At The Front End: The Trend In Many Products ByLife and health insurers keep on debuting tech, or tech-enhanced, features with their products and ...
September 14, 2003
Using Premium Financing To Rescue Split Dollar PlansUsing Premium Financing To Rescue Split-Dollar PlansBetween now and December 31 of this year a key theme among many financial advisors will involve how to ...
September 14, 2003
COLI: Misused Or Misunderstood?ByThere has been a great deal of discussion concerning Corporate-Owned Life Insurance (COLI) in the last year by everyone--from the industry to Congress and the ...
September 12, 2003
Treasury Issues Final Split-Dollar Life RulesNU Online News Service, Sept. 12, 2003, 4:23 p.m. EDT -- WashingtonThe Treasury Department has issued long-awaited final rules on split-dollar life insurance arrangements, ...