Life Planning Strategies
Life planning strategies, with ideas about how to use life insurance and related products to help people and businesses get things done.
Proposed Law Requires Life Settlement Disclosure
By Marlene Y. SatterKentucky state representative Ronald Crimm (R-Louisville) has drafted a model bill that would require some policy owners to be told about the option to take a life settlement when considering terminating or cashing in a policy.
September 08, 2010
Bugged by Bedbugs? Insurance Won't PayAmid the seething tide of bedbugs terrorizing the population these days is yet another uncomfortable fact: most infestations are not covered by insurance, with just a couple of exceptions.
September 08, 2010
Vanguard Introduces Web Comparison Service for AnnuitiesVanguard announced Wednesday, September 8, that it has launched a new Web comparison service for individuals that allows them to compare income annuities from a number of insurance companies.
September 07, 2010
U.S. Insurers Not Likely to Fall in Sovereign Debt Crisis: FitchLife insurers' foreign sovereign debt exposure is 'restrained.'
September 07, 2010
Aegon Appoints Global Head of SustainabilityAegon, an international insurer, pension and investment company, announced Tuesday, September 7, that Marc Van Weede, executive vice president, will be the Global Head of Sustainability.
September 05, 2010
Do Your Clients Employ Nannies, Dog Walkers, Bear Handlers? Insurance Review May Be in OrderClients who hire nannies to care for their kids or dog walkers to watch their furry loved ones might want to think about whether their insurance is broad enough to cover such workers.
September 03, 2010
Big Insurance Losses Worldwide, as More Than 2 Million Homes Are AffectedAccording to the "Monthly Recap Report" from Aon subsidiary Aon Benfield, the month of August was a tough one throughout the world, as fires, heat waves, flooding, monsoons, and storms took their toll.
September 02, 2010
Life Settlements Shaped by Regulation, Underwriting, MarketsAlthough they took a hit from the recession and from factors endemic to a relatively young product, life settlements are on their way back up, according to stories from NU Online News Service.