Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
LIMRA: 2nd Quarter Individual Life Sales Down 5%
By Allison BellNU Online News Service, Sept. 16, 2003, 5:59 p.m. EDT -- U.S. individual life sales revenue was 5% lower during the second quarter than ...
September 14, 2003
Help Your Client's Other Advisors Understand 412(i) PlansHelp Your Clients Other Advisors Understand 412(i) PlansFinancial advisors should take a leadership role in coordinating their small business owner clients planning team, which typically ...
September 14, 2003
Will FASB 150 Have A Chilling Effect On Entity Buy-Sell Plans?Will FASB 150 Have A Chilling Effect On Entity Buy-Sell Plans?ByOn May 3, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement 150--Accounting for Certain Financial ...
September 14, 2003
Potential Problems With 412(i) PlansThe first major potential problem relates to the funding of the plan itself. If life insurance is used in combination with an annuity as a ...
September 14, 2003
2Q Variable Life Sales At $582 Million Were Off 46% From 2Q 2002ByVariable life sales continue to slide. VL sales with single premiums included at 10% for the 50 companies reporting in Tillinghasts VALUE survey for ...
September 14, 2003
Split-Dollar And Deferred CompA Dynamic CombinationSplit-Dollar And Deferred Comp A Dynamic Combination ByDespite the changing environment in the executive benefit marketplace, attracting and retaining talented professionals remains an important part ...
September 14, 2003
Tech At The Front End: The Trend In Many ProductsTech At The Front End: The Trend In Many Products ByLife and health insurers keep on debuting tech, or tech-enhanced, features with their products and ...
September 14, 2003
Using Premium Financing To Rescue Split Dollar PlansUsing Premium Financing To Rescue Split-Dollar PlansBetween now and December 31 of this year a key theme among many financial advisors will involve how to ...