Agents See Opportunities In Alternatives To Mutual Funds
By Barry HigginsAgents See Opportunities In Alternatives To Mutual FundsByWhile agents like Michael Goss and Thomas Mignone will continue to market mutual funds (see cover story on ...
December 16, 2001
Why Aren't More Insurers Using CARFRA For Filings?Why Aren't More Insurers Using CARFRA For Filings?ByChicago Regulators and insurers met here to discuss why a pilot program for a single point of filing ...
December 16, 2001
Regulators Say Work On CSO Tables Must Reflect Underwriting GainsByChicago Work on a new actuarial table and a model regulation that would allow the table to be used must reflect the fine-tuning that underwriting ...
December 16, 2001
Life Insurers' Enron ExposureThe U.S. life insurance industry's direct exposure to Enron Corp. was about $3.9 billion at year-end 2000, says a report from Moody's Investors Service. Though ...
December 16, 2001
Selling More VUL: Challenging Times Can Create OpportunitiesBy"When troubles come, they come not in single spies but in battalions." Shakespeares line aptly describes the situation with variable universal life sales this year.The ...
December 16, 2001
Analysts And Insurers Say Funds Are Rebounding From September DipByInvestors are returning to equity-based mutual funds following their September flight to safety, executives for industry groups and insurer-sponsored funds say. Spurring the return is ...
December 16, 2001
Ready For Something Different? Try Thinking Inside The BoxReady For Something Different? Try Thinking Inside The Box ByThinking Out of the Box Case #1: A producer, whose specialty is estate planning, regularly ...
December 16, 2001
3rd Quarter Losses Create 9-Month Surplus Decline3rd Quarter Losses Create 9-Month Surplus DeclineOne hundred thirty companies, comprising 85% of life insurance industry assets, incurred 9/11/01 death claims, net capital losses on ...