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Web Broker Enters Life Settlement Market
By Staff WriterQuotesmith.com Inc. is applying for the licenses it needs to help consumers sell their life insurance policies.Quotesmith.com, Darien, Ill., best known for its Web-based insurance ...
January 01, 2006
Five ways to generate more leadsIn a world of prospects, it's difficult to know where to start when developing leads. New Jersey-based estate planning attorney Gary Garland says, "Keeping business flowing is the Holy Grail of the estate planner." So how do advisors and
January 01, 2006
Principle-Based Reserve Valuation Office DiscussedA reserve valuation office similar to the current securities valuation office of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners was one possible governance mechanism that was ...
January 01, 2006
Charitable Lead Trusts: The Overlooked Exit StrategyToday's life insurance planning environment provides sophisticated techniques to help clients create, retain and transfer their wealth. Many of these concepts initially offer great tax ...
January 01, 2006
Medicare Drug Sign-ups Causing Concern Among RegulatorsState insurance regulators are concerned about implementation of prescription drug plans that are part of Medicare legislation.Enrollment in PDPs as a result of the Medicare ...
January 01, 2006
Rent To Own: A New Paradigm For Selling Life InsuranceSelling large life insurance policies is seldom easy. No matter how urgent and appropriate the need, advisors must address many obstacles before clients approve the ...
January 01, 2006
Senate Bill Whittles Away State Rights, Regulators WarnedConsumer advocates are warning state insurance commissioners that they risk sacrificing state-based consumer protections if they support a Senate bill in its current form.The advocates ...
January 01, 2006
The Special Needs Trust: Overlooked And UnderutilizedLast year, much of the country joined the debate concerning Terri Schiavo and became better educated on planning issues involving special needs individuals. While the ...