Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
3-Sided Battle Over SCHIP Looming
By Arthur D. PostalOne of the first orders of business Congress faces as it returns Sept. 4 will be reconciling two vastly different versions of legislation extending the ...
September 02, 2007
Using Revenue Ruling 2007-13 To Fix Defective Insurance TrustsThe Grantor Trust rules of Internal Revenue Code Section 671 - 679 offer some interesting planning opportunities.For example, planners have long used "Income Defective Trusts" ...
September 02, 2007
Web Conferencing Builds Relationships With ClientsCutting-edge Web technology is now offering insurance agents help in strengthening their relationships with clients, while improving work efficiency.Email and simple-to-navigate websites have already been ...
September 02, 2007
Achieving An 'A-Player' WorkforceMore and more employees are seeking benefits beyond monetary compensation--such as career development, access to senior management, leadership opportunities and improved work/life balance. To build ...
September 02, 2007
Congress Returns To A Full Plate Of Industry IssuesA Senate hearing Sept. 5 on whether there should be a designation for selling annuities to seniors ensures there will be a fast start by ...
September 02, 2007
Congress Returns To A Full Plate Of Industry IssuesA Senate hearing Sept. 5 on whether there should be a designation for selling annuities to seniors ensures there will be a fast start by ...
September 02, 2007
Using Revenue Ruling 2007-13 To Fix Defective Insurance TrustsThe Grantor Trust rules of Internal Revenue Code Section 671 - 679 offer some interesting planning opportunities.For example, planners have long used "Income Defective Trusts" ...
September 01, 2007
Living longer brings life insurance challengesMelvin Lukenbach writes, in Life Begins at 85: "They say that life begins at 40, but I'm here to state they're wrong: It really starts at 85 - ask me - I've lived that long. When you're 65 or 70, they don't forgive your sins, but when you arrive at