Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Senate Estate Tax Consensus Emerging
By Arthur D. PostalA consensus appears to be emerging in the Senate to reform rather than repeal the estate tax going forward--and to act before 2010, when the ...
March 16, 2008
The Descendent Wealth IRA: The Key To Tax MinimizationHaving worked hard and planned well, an IRA owner may find that the accumulated funds of the IRA are not needed for retirement. The IRA ...
March 16, 2008
Underwriting For Settlements Has ChallengesEvaluating an insured for a life settlement involves distinct challenges, forcing an underwriter to look at the policyholder in a distinctly different, and sometimes opposite ...
March 16, 2008
House To Get NARAB-II LegislationLegislation was scheduled to be introduced in the House last week designed to provide for streamlined non-resident insurance agent and broker licensing.If enacted, the legislation ...
March 16, 2008
The Phantom Stock Plan: How To Keep Key People On The JobA common challenge faced by owners of family-run businesses is how best to reward and retain key executives while maintaining control of the company until ...
March 16, 2008
The Phantom Stock Plan: How To Keep Key People On The JobA common challenge faced by owners of family-run businesses is how best to reward and retain key executives while maintaining control of the company until ...
March 16, 2008
STOLI Poses Danger To Industry, Reinsurers WarnedStranger-originated life insurance poses a danger to the insurance industry and to Congress' perception of life insurance, several speakers contended at an annual reinsurance conference ...
March 16, 2008
Underwriting For Settlements Has ChallengesEvaluating an insured for a life settlement involves distinct challenges, forcing an underwriter to look at the policyholder in a distinctly different, and sometimes opposite ...