Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Weighing The Pros and Cons
By Arthur L. FriesCompanies that sell disability income insurance policies sometimes offer a "settlement" or "buyout" paid as a lump sum when a client enters a claim. While ...
November 11, 2007
Fitch: Life Industry Is OvercapitalizedThe U.S. life insurance industry is overcapitalized, and that level of overcapitalization increased in 2006.Such was the assessment given by Douglas Meyer, a managing director ...
November 11, 2007
Using Life Insurance To Stabilize Wealth TransferWhen used in the right circumstances, a life insurance death benefit offers clients a tax-advantaged mechanism to provide a guaranteed inheritance to beneficiaries, regardless of ...
November 11, 2007
Planning Must Be RealisticAs we close the books on the year nearly over, and before we open a new chapter in the upcoming year, it is a good ...
November 11, 2007
Settlement Life Expectancy Reports Likened To 'A Ticking Time Bomb'Life expectancy reports are an important part of the life settlement process, and increasingly a growing concern as investors and other players in the transaction ...
November 11, 2007
The GRAT: An Estate Planning Opportunity For Today's MarketsThe volatility last August was disheartening to many investors, particularly those who saw their equity investments drop in value. But the depressed prices can offer ...
November 11, 2007
Enough Is Enough: No More Chest X-Rays, Treadmills In UnderwritingIn a bygone millennium, when insurer priorities differed radically from today's, chest x-rays and treadmill stress tests were widely used to screen life insurance applicants. ...
November 11, 2007
Enough Is Enough: No More Chest X-Rays, Treadmills In UnderwritingIn a bygone millennium, when insurer priorities differed radically from today's, chest x-rays and treadmill stress tests were widely used to screen life insurance applicants. ...