Life Insurance
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Think Tank Publishes Retirement Education Guide
By Staff WriterMassachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company's Center for Behavioral Research has come out with a white paper on methods for getting workers to contribute to 401(k) ...
April 16, 2008
Term life with a twistIn an effort to meet the needs of people who shy away from term life insurance because they think they may never need it, ING has introduced a return-of-premium term life policy. Designed to act like traditional term - with a fixed death benefit,
April 16, 2008
Index-linked UL product debutsCalling it a policy that appeals to business owners and those who are looking at various estate planning options, ING introduced its Indexed Strategic Accumulator Universal Life policy. In addition to a fixed component where interest credited to the
April 16, 2008
Product adds return-of-premium riderAs people age, one of the concerns they begin to struggle with is becoming a burden to their family. They look for ways to avoid that possibility, and insurance products offer solid solutions. A new benefit offered by Lincoln Benefit Life Co.
April 16, 2008
IMSA qualification seen as oversight toolMembership in an ethics-based organization is supposed to exhibit a company's commitment to best practices and doing the right thing. To at least one state insurance commissioner, that commitment means something. Susan Voss, insurance commissioner
April 16, 2008
Ethics group renews MassMutualMassachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. has met the standards required to renew its membership in the standards-setting organization Insurance Marketplace Standards Association. Companies that wish to retain their IMSA designation must undergo an
April 16, 2008
Top LTCI producers namedTop 10 lists. David Letterman made them famous, and now everyone loves them. This top 10 list recognizes the best long term care insurance producers from across the country, as announced at the 2006 National LTCI Producers Summit. Recipients of the
April 16, 2008
New LTCI marketing kit targets self-employedWhen it comes to long term care insurance, many business owners are still unaware of the significant taxsavings benefits available. Business owners have exclusive tax benefits that individuals don't enjoy. Corporations can use 100 percent