Safeco And Fortis To Shed 'Non-Core' Businesses
By Jim ConnollySafeco And Fortis To Shed Non-Core Businesses ByRecent announcements from Safeco Corp. that it is selling its life and investment business unit and from Fortis, ...
October 02, 2003
Software Considerations When Buying Agency ComputersSoftware Considerations When Buying Agency ComputersIf youve read our first two articles in this series (see NU, Aug. 11 and Sept. 15) and done some ...
October 02, 2003
The Manulife-Hancock MergerStart Of Something Big?The Manulife-Hancock Merger Start Of Something Big?ByAfter the announcement of Manulife Financial Corporations acquisition of John Hancock Financial Services, analysts differed over whether the deal ...
October 02, 2003
Two-Product Sales Need To Be SuitableYou have known your prospect for a long time through the country club, but you have never done business with himthough not for lack of ...
October 02, 2003
Interesting Times Now And Ahead For AnnuitiesInteresting Times Now And Ahead For AnnuitiesThe old Chinese saying-- "May you live in interesting times"--seems to have been conferred on todays annuity insurers. The ...
October 02, 2003
New Critical Illness Association Targets Education To Field And PublicNew Critical Illness Association Targets Education To Field And PublicByBraselton, Ga. What are the key issues confronting the young and still developing critical illness insurance ...
October 02, 2003
To Boost Annuity Sales, Stress Basics The Way Football Coaches DoByIts interesting to read the sports pages and watch TV reports about how football coaches stress the basics during training.Its the same message that you ...
October 02, 2003
Census Bureau Says 43.6 Million Were Uninsured In 2002, Up 5.8%ByThe number of people without health insurance rose in 2002 by 2.4 million to 43.6 million, the U.S. Census Bureau reported last week.That translates to ...