Life Insurance
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Financial Firms Apply To Acquire Fixed Annuity Issuer
By Staff WriterGlobal Secured Capital L.L.C. and DLB Capital L.L.C. are joining to make a $52 million offer for Western United Life Assurance Company.Global, Armonk, N.Y., and ...
April 09, 2008
How aware are your children about your retirement portfolio, life insurance policies, will and/or estate plan?Probably not as aware as they should be. You know, I don't think I've ever sat down with the two of them to discuss this type of stuff. They're both busy with their own lives, and it's not really a family dinner type of conversation." -
April 09, 2008
LTCI coverage offered in stagesConsumers want choice, whether they are shopping for televisions, automobiles or long term care insurance. MetLife has come up with an LTCI product that gives consumers the choice of two plans. Custom Advantage is for individuals getting ready to
April 09, 2008
Life insurance industry forecast positive"Overall," says Terence Martin, senior analyst at Conning Research, "the industry should continue to sustain historically strong margins, even in the face of lower investment returns and the need to support a growing capital base."Those words
April 09, 2008
2008 and beyond: Serve and grow richAs the new year arrives, so does the impulse to make resolutions. However, rather than resolve for the umpteenth time to quit smoking, lose weight or get along with the in-laws, how about we give up resolutions entirely. Instead, let's reflect on
April 09, 2008
How to hit a moving targetThe ball is always in play for the senior advisor. Not only do clients' lives, needs and expectations steadily change but new regulations, laws, taxation, practice-management, recruitment and compliance issues commonly cloud the planning picture.
April 09, 2008
EBRI: Retirement Confidence PlummetsThe percentage of U.S. workers who say they are "very confident" about having enough money for a comfortable retirement plunged to 18% earlier this year, ...
April 08, 2008
MetLife: Employers Expand Financial Services RoleU.S. workers are depending more heavily on employers to help them manage their personal finances.Executives from a unit of MetLife Inc., New York, talked about ...