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1st Quarter, 2009 Indexed Annuity Sales
By Staff WriterNU delivers the preliminary results for the 1st quarter, 2009 Indexed Annuity Sales researched by Advantage Group Associates.
June 01, 2009
Adult Dependent Health Coverage Debuts In IllinoisIllinois's new Young Adult Dependent Coverage Law went into effect June 1, making it possible for dependent young adults up to age 26--and age 30 for armed forces veterans--to be included on a parent's health insurance plan.
June 01, 2009
Family Pacts Can Bypass Medicaid Rules: ArticleRules governing asset transfers from elderly Medicaid recipients to family members can be skirted by using formal caregiving agreements, a law professor says.
June 01, 2009
The SEC And Innovation In Annuities: What Is NeededMany of the developments and anxieties of the first quarter of 2009 have been attributable to the financial crisis.
June 01, 2009
If You Live To 121Internal Revenue Service officials have proposed a safe harbor for life insurance contracts that mature after the insured attains age 100.
June 01, 2009
IRS Answers EOLI QuestionsA grantor trust may be able to be the owner of an employer-owned life insurance contract, but a qualified plan that is supported by a trade or business cannot.
June 01, 2009
The ABCs of perseveranceLife is full of disappointments and setbacks, but most success stories have one thing in common--perseverance.
June 01, 2009
Annuity/LTC Combos: Recipe For SuccessInsurers have been actively researching and/or developing combination (annuity and long term care) products for introduction once the Pension Protection Act takes effect on January 1, 2010.