Permanent Life Insurance
Permanent life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of the whole life, variable life, fixed universal life, variable universal life and indexed universal life markets.
How 10 Life and Annuity Mutuals Fared in 2022
By Allison BellYour clients likely own part of these companies.
April 03, 2023
Watch Out When Using This Type of Trust: IRSThis kind of annuity trust can be misused by promoters, advisors and taxpayers trying to eliminate ordinary income and capital gains.
March 30, 2023
Federal Court Blocks Many ACA Preventive Services RequirementsThe ruling could affect clients' spending on colonoscopies and diabetes screenings.
March 28, 2023
Regulators Approve Guideline for Index-Linked Variable AnnuitiesAnother NAIC change could affect efforts to show clients how indexed universal life policies might work.
March 23, 2023
Advisor Tells Regulators That Life Illustrations Are Just Too SimpleNAIC panels are also discussing AI, fast underwriting and guarantees from dead banks.
March 15, 2023
Make Sure Everyone Understands Life Insurance: Jomil GuerreroNew York Life's new chief diversity officer says one way to serve diverse markets is to explain how the coverage works.
March 10, 2023
Biden Hopes to Tax 'Frozen Cash Value' Life ContractsThe proposal could have a retroactive effect on some wealthy estate planning clients.