Life Insurance
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VA Guarantees, Shadow Accounts, Debated By Regulators
By Jim ConnollyVA Guarantees, Shadow Accounts Debated By RegulatorsByReserving for guaranteed living benefits in variable annuities may be clarified if a proposed actuarial guideline advances toward adoption ...
October 27, 2002
Industry Says There Is No Authority To Limit Split-Dollar Tax StatusByWashington The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service have no authority to limit the tax-free nature of life insurance death benefits related to a split-dollar ...
October 27, 2002
Profile The LTC Insurance BuyerIf youre selling long-term care insurance protection, youll find this statistic, courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau, relevant to your prospecting: Every second, an American ...
October 27, 2002
Belly Button CultureWith all of the distractions that abound and the Niagara flow of information coming out of the various media, how does one go about getting ...
October 27, 2002
Opportunities Abound In Meeting Financial Needs Of Retired MenOpportunities Abound In Meeting Financial Needs Of Retired MenTo meet the financial needs of retired men, you must understand both their psychology and their individual ...
October 27, 2002
Speeding Up The Process: App to IssueByThe time it takes to underwrite a policy is an inherent "problem" that slows down policy issuance, industry experts note.And while the underwriting process certainly ...
October 27, 2002
Use Life Insurance As A Retirement ToolThe life contingency annuity is, as we have said in previous articles, central to effective retirement planning, because it can provide income that cannot be ...
October 27, 2002
More On The Controversy Over Definitions Of DisabilityMore On The Controversy Over Definitions Of Disability To The Editor: This is a further comment to the July 29 article by James Foley of ...