Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Responsibility Should Be RewardedNot Penalized
By Staff WriterSome 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
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 ...
February 17, 2002
'Global Citizens' Scrambling For Life Coverage After 911'Global Citizens' Scrambling For Life Coverage After 9/11ByAs the war against terror grows from the Middle East to the Philippines, the need for death benefit ...
February 15, 2002
BISYS Gets Big ING Distribution DealNU Online News Service, Feb. 15, 11:44 a.m. -- The BISYS Group Inc., New York, has won a contract to distribute a bundle of ...
February 15, 2002
Dalbar Honors Annuity OperationsNU Online News Service, Feb. 15, 5:11 p.m. -- Dalbar Inc., Boston, has announced its 2001 financial services quality awards and some 2002 awards.The ...