Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Phoenix Hires Two To Build Bank Sales
By Trevor ThomasNU Online News Service, Sept. 30, 2:01 p.m. -- The Phoenix Companies, Inc., Hartford, has hired James Polhemus to be senior vice president of ...
September 29, 2002
Shift in wholesaler focus has mirrored the changing demands of producersThen --Add value by showing product features and benefits.--Maintaining constant "face time" to be in the right place at the right time.--Little tiering of accounts ...
September 29, 2002
Fitch Cites Industry Changes In Downgrade of 35 Life InsurersByWhen Fitch Ratings downgraded 35 insurance companies, or 42% of its 83 life company universe, earlier this month, it said the moves largely reflected ...
September 29, 2002
Granum Wins NAIFA's Russell AwardGranum Wins NAIFAs Russell Award ByCharlotte, N.C. O. Alfred Granum, creator of the One Card System, is the winner of the 2002 John Newton Russell ...
September 29, 2002
Industry Battles Senators On Including Split Dollar Under Sarbanes-Oxley ActByWashington Two leaders of a Congressional panel investigating corporate scandals are asking the Securities and Exchange Commission not to grant any exemptions to a recently ...
September 29, 2002
Be Mindful Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act's Effect On Split-Dollar PlansBe Mindful Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Acts Effect On Split-Dollar PlansIf you have sold a split-dollar plan to an employee at a public company, take heed: ...
September 29, 2002
'MMMM' Good, Regulators Say, As VA Benefit Guideline SimmersMMMM Good, Regulators Say, As VA Benefit Guideline SimmersByFour years and numerous drafts later, an actuarial guideline that regulates reserves for guaranteed living benefits in ...
September 29, 2002
Why Is The Value Of Wholesalers Obvious To All But The Home Office?Why Is The Value Of Wholesalers Obvious To All But The Home Office?ByIt might seem like cataloging the obvious, but most observers have long maintained ...