September 17, 2024 Underserved markets remain filled with untapped potential for agents. Panel: Closing $100M life insurance gap reliant on reaching minority groups NASHVILLE – Many Americans would seemingly prefer to talk about politics and religion before the topic of buying life insurance….
September 17, 2024 Registered indexed-linked annuities remain hugely popular with consumers. ‘What the heck is this thing?’ Panel recalls how RILAs gave industry a jolt NASHVILLE – Registered indexed-linked annuities are no longer just a stopgap product in response to unique economic conditions. RILA sales…
September 17, 2024 Workplace benefits distribution: 5 factors driving change The world of work has changed in recent years, and workplace benefits retail distribution models are changing to keep up….
September 16, 2024 Door is open for life insurers to sell ‘risk prevention’ add-on services NASHVILLE – Offering “risk prevention” services is something life insurance customers overwhelmingly want, and a strategy that the few carriers…
September 16, 2024 Insurtech: The teenage years If we were to anthropomorphize the entire insurtech industry, we would probably say it has passed its infancy, toddler, and…
September 16, 2024 LIMRA CEO Dave Levenson Private equity, artificial intelligence coming fast at life insurers: LIMRA CEO The life insurance industry faces familiar challenges with talent shortages and how to meet the glaring product needs. Unlike the…
April 17, 2024 Long-term care could be most important policy you write SAN ANTONIO — Thanks to “the most important” policy he sold in his long career, DJ Mormile is able to…
April 17, 2024 DOL fiduciary adds significant legal liability to producers, panel agrees SAN ANTONIO — The Department of Labor fiduciary rule proposal has been picked over relentlessly by analysts and industry trade…
April 17, 2024 LIMRA panelists suggest best practices for accelerated underwriting As modern insurance carriers strive to provide accelerated underwriting decisions to keep up with market demand and industry trends, experts…
April 16, 2024 Rebranding the underwriting experience — Can it be done? SAN ANTONIO — If life insurers were truly serious about rebranding the underwriting experience, the pesky health exam would become…
April 16, 2024 Insurers cannot escape ‘bias testing’ going forward, speakers say SAN ANTONIO — “Bias testing” is a phrase insurers are getting acquainted with as artificial intelligence, big data and algorithmic…
April 16, 2024 Will life insurance sales settle down after rollercoaster ride? After a rollercoaster ride of pandemic impacts and regulatory changes, the individual life insurance market is poised to return to…
April 15, 2024 Annuity sales seemingly could not be better, with numbers smashing records nearly every quarter since the pandemic rebound. LIMRA: Annuity sales expected to keep breaking records Annuity sales seemingly could not be better, with numbers smashing records nearly every quarter since the pandemic rebound. But LIMRA…
April 15, 2024 The most recent version of the study showed that 57% of men and 46% of women said they own life insurance – a gap of 11 percentage points. Life insurance gap between men and women continues to grow The self-reported gap in life insurance ownership between men and women grew to its biggest point since the Insurance Barometer…
April 15, 2024 Along with the rising number of RIAs, consumer demand is also driving annuity sales. Panel to look at growth of RIAs, as channel grows in number, assets The number of Registered Investment Advisors is growing faster than all sales channels in both number and assets under management,…
Whole life products are feeling the pinch of rising interest rates November 3, 2023 HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – When it comes to interest rates, life insurers are faced with a problem they have not faced…
Insurers wrestle with the speed and power of artificial intelligence November 2, 2023 HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – In the early days of Netflix, it took the company nearly three-and-a-half years to get to one…
New DOL fiduciary rule sets up ‘direct confrontation’ with court precedent November 2, 2023 HOLLYWOOD, Fla. –The Department of Labor’s latest attempt at an industrywide fiduciary standard is dominating conversation here at the 42nd…
Lenox Advisors founder shares tips for firm success in tough environment November 2, 2023 HOLLYWOOD, Fla – Rick Van Benschoten helped found Lenox Advisors in 1995 with two friends and partners. By the time…