Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
General American Expands VUL Eligibility
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, Feb. 18, 6:23 p.m. -- General American Life Insurance Company, a unit of GenAmerica Financial Corp., St. Louis, is expanding ...
February 17, 2002
Responsibility Should Be RewardedNot PenalizedSome years ago an estate-planning tool that was widely discussed was the "sprinkling trust." Proponents of the concept argued that this was the ideal way ...
February 17, 2002
NAIC Adopts Request To Lower Rate GuaranteeNAIC Adopts Request To Lower Rate Guarantee ByThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Kansas City, Mo., adopted a recommendation that minimum guarantee rates in ...
February 17, 2002
Small Business Is The Next Big Thing For BanksSmall Business Is The Next Big Thing For BanksBy Valerie JordanBank insurance programs are experiencing high activity as banks seek new ways to increase their ...
February 17, 2002
Dalbar Finds Improvements In Many Financial Web SitesDalbar Finds Improvements In Many Financial Web SitesByAllmerica Financial Corporation jumped into the top 25 life insurance/annuity Web sites for consumers in the last quarter ...
February 17, 2002
Bank Advisors In A Good Position To Build Long-Term RelationshipsBank Advisors In A Good Position To Build Long-Term RelationshipsByFinancial service companies spend millions of advertising and marketing dollars each year to attract new customers. ...
February 17, 2002
The Dangers Of 'Over Underwriting'Although not the norm, some underwriters do "over underwrite." One of the meanings of "over underwriting" is to place undue emphasis on a risk. It ...
February 17, 2002
For Banks Selling To The Affluent: Advanced Agents Or Financial Advisors?For Banks Selling To The Affluent: Advanced Agents Or Financial Advisors?After years of trying to sell life insurance to the mass market, banks are now ...