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.
Hartford Study: Life Insurance Understanding Lowest Among Low-Income Workers
By Danielle AndrusIn a survey of American workers employed full-time, lower-paid employees showed a more limited understanding of life insurance than those with higher incomes.
September 01, 2010
Expert's Corner: Leveraged Philanthropy: Caution Sign AheadIf you're on the board of a charity, you probably wrestle with creative ways to raise money. You're not alone; traditional fundraising methods are failing...
September 01, 2010
Insurance Update: Is It Really a CLASS Act?Long-term care (LTC) insurance can be a tough sell to a limited market. Policies are often viewed as expensive thanks to well-publicized "average" costs, particularly...
August 31, 2010
Variable Annuity Costs Fell in Second Quarter, IRI Report FindsA report released Tuesday, August 31, from the Insured Retirement Institute found the cost of variable annuities fell in the second quarter of 2010.
August 30, 2010
Individual Life Insurance Ownership Falls to 50-Year Low, LIMRA SaysThe Trends in Life Insurance Ownership study, conducted every six years by the life insurance lobbying and marketing organization, found that only 44% of U.S. households have individual life insurance.
August 26, 2010
Whole, Universal Life Drive Increase in Q2 Sales, LIMRA ReportsLife insurance sales did well in the second quarter of 2010, according to a report on Wednesday from LIMRA.
August 26, 2010
IRI: Variable Annuity Sales at 'Record High'Variable annuity sales posted record highs in the second quarter of 2010, the Insured Retirement Institute reports. A LIMRA report earlier this month also showed...
August 23, 2010
AIG Repays Nearly $4 Billion on Federal LoanAIG announced that it has repaid almost $4 billion to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. International Lease Finance Corporation, a subsidiary of AIG, sold $4.4 billion in secured and unsecured notes to make the $3.9 billion payment.