Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
At a tipping point: COI increases for seniors owning UL policies
By Samantha ButcherThe life settlement market offers a ray of sunshine for senior UL policy owners who may have thought the sky had fallen.
March 29, 2016
How to successfully transition to a fee-based practiceFee-based relationships continue to gain ground, but advisors should be cautious about changing their business models.
March 28, 2016
Someone's Missing From Most Family OfficesYou'd be remiss in assisting clients in accumulating their wealth without accounting for the potential threats to that wealth.
March 28, 2016
The next perfect banking storm: GadflyThose looking for when the next financial crisis might be should set a reminder for Jan. 1, 2018.
March 28, 2016
Annuities in Medicaid planning: What you need to knowRecent regulatory measures and court cases have changed the landscape for the use of short-term annuities in Medicaid planning.
March 28, 2016
On eve of fiduciary rule, Financial Engines sees opportunityFor both supporters and opponents of DOLs fiduciary rule, determining legitimate circumstances will be the challenge going forward.
March 28, 2016
How much time will be needed to comply with the DOL fiduciary rule?The Department of Labor says eight months; industry experts are saying at least one to three years.
March 28, 2016
Health Savings Act of 2016: Will it change HSAs?What effect will the 2016 legislation have on HSAs? Let's look at the proposed changes and get an overview of the HSA program.