For Safeco Life, A New Beginning
By Jim ConnollyByWith the close of Safeco Corp.s sale of its life operations to White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd., analysts say that potential improvement of the units ...
August 04, 2004
Surfing Inside The BeltwayByAs a producer who sells employee benefits, you know your sales depend heavily on the activities of Congress, the U.S. Treasury Department, the U.S. Department ...
August 04, 2004
Mini Medical Plans On The MoveMini Medical Plans On The MoveByMini medical plans and other limited benefit health plans may be secret hits.Published statistics on mini med plans and related ...
August 04, 2004
Group Disability Insurers Fight For FlexibilityByInsurance regulators in California and other states are attacking use of discretionary clauses in group disability insurance plans.The attacks could hurt group disability agents and ...
August 04, 2004
What Todays High-Net-Worth Want From Their Primary Financial AdvisorsWhat Todays High-Net-Worth Want From Their Primary Financial AdvisorsIn the first of this series on the changing attitudes of todays high-net-worth consumers (see NU, July ...
August 04, 2004
Your Clients A Big Pain? Then Fire Him!"Mr. Smith, Im sorry to have to tell you this, butwe have to part company. Thats right. After re-evaluating our relationship, Ive decided that you ...
August 04, 2004
Document Automation Faces New Industry ChallengesDocument Automation Faces New Industry Challenges Older solutions are unable to meet todays stringent demandsBy Neil BetteridgeThe insurance industry continues to face significant challenges. Consolidation ...
August 04, 2004
COLI In State Taxation CrosshairsThe issue of the viability of corporate-owned life insurance and its sister, bank-owned life insurance, is coming to the fore again as states focus on ...