Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Tools That Help In Advising Wealthy Seniors
By John M. BraggAndrew Carnegie sold his steel company in 1901 for $400 million in gold bonds. That can be reckoned at $40 billion today. He had accomplished ...
April 01, 2007
An Area of Concern?We asked Bruce Temkin, a VP at Forrester Research, his thoughts on why Forrester's survey revealed such a high proportion (72%) of Gen X males...
April 01, 2007
Take Some Advice: Consumers Are Looking for ItAdvice--take it or leave it--but it seems the majority of consumers plan on taking it. According to the 2007 World Insurance Report from Capgemini and...
March 31, 2007
Eliminating Group LTC Insurance MisconceptionsThere are some major misconceptions about long term care insurance that really hinder a broker's ability to sell the coverage to employers.
March 31, 2007
The fine art of cultivating leadsQ. I need more quality leads. My business plan lists developing a way to successfully pursue financial planners and other trusted advisors as lead sources. Do you have any practical suggestions how to accomplish this? A. Generating quality leads has
March 31, 2007
Change equals opportunity in life insuranceClients' lives are constantly evolving. No sooner does it seem that one has put together enough money for the down payment on their first home than children are suddenly on the way. And as the mortgage looms on the horizon along with other
March 30, 2007
Insurance Group Voices Support for LegislationThe American Council of Life Insurers voiced its support for a bill that would provide special tax treatment for income received by retirees from annuities.
March 30, 2007
NAIC Proposes Military Sales ModelThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners has proposed a rule that would set new standards for the sale of insurance products on military bases.One provision ...