Sales Strategy: Supplement DI With CI
By Stephen Appleyard, Tim WhiteDisability income insurance is a key tool in the arsenal of many insurance professionals, though it does have its limitations. However, if leveraged in ...
June 08, 2005
MetLife Courts Connecticut OfficialsRepresentatives for MetLife Inc. are trying to convince Connecticut regulators that the company's proposed $11.5 billion acquisition of Travelers Life & Annuity will be ...
June 08, 2005
NAIC And E-Regulators Clash Over SMART ActWashingtonAt a hearing last week, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners continued its policy of steadfast opposition to federal legislation imposing "standards" on state ...
June 08, 2005
CI Insurance Has Achieved LegitimacyThe status of the market in mid-2005 is positiveDuring the 2004-2005 period, the health care situation in the United States continued to demonstrate the ...
June 07, 2005
AXA Distributors Appoints Head Of Life DivisionAXA Distributors has hired James Bowman to be senior vice president and named him to be head of its new life division.[@@]The division will ...
June 07, 2005
Edwards Lowers Lincoln EstimatesLincoln National Corp.'s lack of aggressiveness in the life market has led to soft sales and light earnings, says A.G. Edwards analyst Jeff Hopson. ...
June 07, 2005
HHS Reports On Health Information Echange PlanThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released initial specifications for a nationwide health care information exchange program.[@@]The report, "Summary of Nationwide ...
June 07, 2005
Thomas Sees 3 Supports For RetirementLawmakers seeking to reform the Social Security system must also look to the other means people use to fund their retirement, the House Ways ...