Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Fitch Ratings: Insurer earnings take a hit
By Arthur D. PostalFitch believes the likelihood of interest rates remaining lower for longer was enhanced during the first half of 2016 by the UK vote to withdraw from the European Union (EU).
August 26, 2016
AXA US wins fee litigation in NJ courtIn a lengthy 159-page opinion, Judge Peter G. Sheridan detailed the courts decision that plaintiffs had failed to meet the burden of proving their case.
August 26, 2016
Will Smith’s 8 Life Lessons for AdvisorsThe movie star told LPL Financial reps how he became and remains a global superstar.
August 26, 2016
Insurance regulators bemoan forced arbitrationArguing the "business of insurance" should be regulated at the state level, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners has joined a chorus of commentators regarding mandatory arbitration.
August 26, 2016
IMOs can anticipate hurdles ahead under the DOL ruleOne chief concern among industry stakeholders is that the DOL has outsourced enforcement of the fiduciary rule to the class action bar.
August 25, 2016
How to help protect your clients from economic and financial uncertaintyYour clients look to you for financial guidance. As their advisor, you can help them immeasurably by taking the current economic climate into account.
August 25, 2016
A career where the insurance industry and technology meetAmy Christofis followed an interest in health care and economics to a job that leverages technology to help employers, employees, providers and insurance companies.
August 25, 2016
Getting (cautiously) creative with split-dollar life insuranceAlthough private split-dollar life insurance plans have lost some of their appeal, this approach to intergenerational wealth transfer still holds appeal for some affluent clients.