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.
B/D Briefing: FINRA's Ketchum Sees a Fiduciary Future for B/Ds
By Melanie WaddellAs the Senate continued its debate on Senator Chris Dodd's financial services reform bill in mid-May, members of Congress were wading through a series of...
May 25, 2010
Jackson National Life Expands With New Tennessee OfficeIn a possible sign of further improvement in the life insurance and annuity industry, Jackson National Life Insurance Co. announced it will establish a regional headquarter in Franklin, Tenn., a suburb of Nashville.
May 25, 2010
LIMRA: Individual Life Insurance Sales Improve in First QuarterWhole life insurance, the only product to show positive growth in 2009, experienced the next biggest increase in the first quarter of 2010, jumping 15%, according to LIMRA.
May 24, 2010
Knut A. Rostad, Committee for Fiduciary Standard ChairThe Senate passed its version of the financial services reform bill, S. 3217, on Thursday, May 20, by a 59-39 vote. After...
May 20, 2010
Democrats Succeed on Dodd Bill Cloture Vote in Senate; Final Vote Is Expected FridaySenate Democrats were successful on Thursday, May 20, in invoking cloture on Senator Christopher Dodd's (D-Connecticut) financial services reform bill, S. 3217. Further debate on...
May 19, 2010
COUNTRY Financial Survey: Fully Insuring Largest Assets Low Priority for AmericansA COUNTRY Financial survey reveals that although nearly half (46%) say the majority of their net worth is represented by the equity in their home, just 2% say having the right level of insurance protection is their biggest financial priority.
May 19, 2010
Exclusive: Former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill on Dodd Reform BillFormer Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Paul O'Neill, in New York for a busy week of meetings, sat down with Wealth Manager Editor in Chief...
May 18, 2010
NPH Announces Slight Increase in Year-Over-Year Sales for Q1On the heels of a strong earnings announcement from parent company Jackson National Life, National Planning Holdings, Inc. (NPH), the broker/dealer unit owned by the Michigan-based insurance company, announced mixed results on Tuesday, May 18.