Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Will Guaranteed Life Remain As Is? That's Not Guaranteed
By Keith DallGuaranteed life products have been driving the industry for several years; however, mounting industry pressures may lead to a reversal of prior trends.In 2006, current ...
April 20, 2008
Kanjorski Introduces Bill To Create Interim Federal Insurance OfficeA key House lawmaker last week, introduced legislation that would create an interim federal insurance office within the Treasury Department, signaling his intention to quicken ...
April 20, 2008
House Panel OKs More 401(k) Fee DisclosureA House committee on April 16 voted to approve legislation requiring increased disclosure of fees for 401(k) plans, despite objections that the bill is burdensome ...
April 20, 2008
Put Life, LTC Insurance On Retirement Planning MenuIn the 5 years before and after retirement, evaluating clients' long term care insurance needs may be on every advisor's retirement planning checklist, but evaluating ...
April 20, 2008
Workers Show Record Drop In Retirement Confidence: EBRIReflecting the growing concern over health care costs and economic issues, American workers' confidence in being able to afford a comfortable retirement dropped dramatically in ...
April 19, 2008
Insurance companies rank poorly on privacyAs children, we're told not to talk to strangers or accept rides from anyone we don't know - to protect us from being taken. As adults today, we're told not to give out our computer passwords to strangers, we're told we should tear up or shred
April 19, 2008
Life premium up in 2006Signs of life emerged in the U.S. life insurance market, as individual life premium rose 7 percent in new annualized premium in 2006. That increase is the largest since 2000, according to LIMRA International. Total face amount sold went up by 4
April 19, 2008
Bank life insurance sales growSales growth fuels individual advisors' practices and large organizations' success. Banks are experiencing growth right now in life insurance sales. For the second consecutive year, the typical bank increased new life sales revenue by nearly 15