Increased VA Competition Will Benefit Buyers And Producers
By Thomas F. StreiffIts an interesting time for variable annuities. Sales are soft, although theres some anecdotal indication that a rebound is underway from first-quarter doldrums. 1035 exchanges ...
August 12, 2001
HIPAA Privacy Rules Will Cause Headaches For BrokersHIPAA Privacy Rules Will Cause Headaches For BrokersByWashington Insurance brokers face a myriad of new recordkeeping and notification requirements arising from the recently issued health ...
August 12, 2001
Life Insurers Love Fee IncomeBanks do it, asset managers do it, even staid old insurers do it. They fall in love with fee income.Life insurance has traditionally produced low ...
August 12, 2001
Woody Woodson RememberedOn Tuesday, July 17, the life insurance industry lost one of our most beloved and influential figures when American Generals own Benjamin N. "Woody" Woodson ...
August 12, 2001
Bush-Norwood Agreement On Patients' Rights Meets OppositionBush-Norwood Agreement On Patients' Rights Meets OppositionByWashington A major employers group said it opposes the breakthrough agreement between President Bush and Rep. Charlie Norwood, R-Ga., ...
August 12, 2001
No Paper In Your Agency's Future? Don't Bet On It!No Paper In Your Agency's Future? Dont Bet On It!Agents have been hearing for years the promise that their agencies will be paperless. One agency ...
August 12, 2001
Clarifications --An article by Frederick S. Townsend in the July 16 issue, "Accounting Changes Triggered By Codification Increased Insurers' Surplus," included the statement that "Largest ...
August 12, 2001
U.S. Insurers See Long-Term Promise In Japan's 401(k) MarketU.S. Insurers See Long-Term Promise In Japan's 401(k) MarketByExcitement was tinged with skepticism last month when financial services companies in Japan received the news that ...