Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Fiduciary rule tops agenda at NAFA Annuity Leadership conference
By Kristen BeckmanNAFA's Chip Anderson discusses the Labor Department rule's effect on fixed annuities and the association's plans for its leadership forum this week.
June 06, 2016
Net 1 seeks clarity after South Africa stops welfare deductionsSouth Africa recently amended its public benefits program due to concerns that funeral insurance for children was being unethically sold.
June 06, 2016
Swiss rejection shouldn't doom universal basic incomeUniversal basic income is not necessarily a utopian idea. With a less hasty, radical approach, UBI might still gain traction.
June 06, 2016
How to keep a clean insurance email listIn order to maintain a clean list, you need to manage bounces, "age" your list, eliminate inactive users and allow subscribers to update information.
June 06, 2016
Fed’s Lockhart says FOMC should be patient after weakening jobsYellens Philly speech is the final scheduled Fed comment before policymakers enter a self-imposed quiet period.
June 03, 2016
Here are 9 ways to preempt a will contestWill contests are a frustratingly common occurrence among heirs who feel they havent gotten their just rewards.
June 03, 2016
How more regulation can help the insurance industryRegulation will help protect clients, thus improving the insurance industry's reputation, according to advisor Brenden Barkate.
June 03, 2016
Fed proposes change to capital reserve rules for insurance companiesThe proposal includes two approaches that would apply differently depending on a company's status as a systemically important financial institution (SIFI).