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.
Truthfulness: The Psychology of Direct-to-Consumer Life Applications
By Peter HovardHere's a look at five factors the affect response accuracy.
April 11, 2022
Accuracy: The Psychology of Direct-to-Consumer Life ApplicationsA behavioral scientist looks at why people leave out, or "mis-disclose," important insurance application information.
April 08, 2022
Heather Nagengast to Lead Penn Mutual Career Agency SystemBrown & Brown, Venerable and MetLife also have personnel moves news this week.
April 07, 2022
Top 10 Asset Classes Goldman Sachs Sees on Insurers' Shopping ListsThe participants in the company's latest insurer survey oversee $13 trillion in balance sheet assets.
April 07, 2022
U.S. Life Insurers Looked Great in 2021: FitchThe rating agency says the carriers it rates ended the year with 9.2% more capital.
April 04, 2022
AALTCI Finds Out What Life-LTC Hybrid Coverage Really CostsA 55-year-old man might pay $1 in premiums per year per $109 of long-term care benefits at age 85.
March 30, 2022
New FATCA Reporting Rules May Hit Visitors' U.S. AnnuitiesThe budget proposal could also trip up visitors who want U.S. cash-value life insurance.
March 30, 2022
Generation-Skipping Transfer Exemption Could Lose SuperpowersThe Biden administration wants to limit how long it can shield assets from taxes.