Torchmark Unit Pushes To Hire Agents
By Staff WriterTorchmark Corp. is hoping new producers will help its earnings.[@@]Torchmark, Birmingham, Ala., is reporting $119 million in net income for the third quarter on ...
October 20, 2005
Allstate Avoids Fied Product SalesAllstate Corp. says its financial services unit is letting sales of some products drop in an effort to protect profit margins on fixed-rate products.[@@]Allstate, ...
October 20, 2005
Tax Reform Panel Signals Its IntentionsPresident Bush's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform said October 18 that it would recommend the following changes to the President come Nov. 1: moving the current tax code structure to a consumption tax; making the deduction of home mortgage interest payments into a tax credit and lowering the mortgage...
October 20, 2005
Ouch! Tabulating The Cost Of Ta BlundersDefective wills and estate plans can cost a bundlePoor counsel and errors of omission can give advisors with otherwise sterling reputations a bad name. ...
October 19, 2005
Carrier Allies With Health Club ChainDestiny Health will be offering big health club due rebates for health plan members who actually go to health clubs to exercise.[@@]Destiny Health, Chicago, ...
October 19, 2005
Carrier Adds Indeed Annuities For Banks And AgentsJefferson Pilot Financial will be marketing a pair of new indexed annuity products through different channels.[@@]Jefferson Pilot, a unit of Jefferson-Pilot Corp., Greensboro, N.C., ...
October 19, 2005
GAO Reports That Blues Dominate Many Small Group MarketsUnitedHealth Group units also have a big presenceBusiness owners with fewer than 50 employees in some states may feel as if they already buy ...
October 19, 2005
Tougher VA Oversight May Boost WirehousesEfforts by the National Association of Securities Dealers to regulate sales of variable annuities more tightly may favor wirehouses over other VA retailers.[@@]Andrew Kligerman, ...