American International Group benefited from a surge in fixed annuity business in the first quarter, even while it continues a plan to split off its Life & Retirement business.
Jacksonville, Fla. – May 2, 2022 – Main Street America Insurance is launching a new Farm and Ranch product that…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.– Protective Life Corporation, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc., announced that its principal subsidiary, Protective…
MetLife’s 20th annual U.S. “Employee Benefit Trends Study” finds that job satisfaction at a low point among U.S. workers. The least satisfied workers are “zillennials,” a micro-generation that was born between 1993 and 1998.
For all the emphasis and excitement over helping clients efficiently accumulate assets and accomplish their goals, it’s quite often that how the client makes a living goes into the financial plan as a “snuck premise,” a sort of status quo fact that simply underlines the cash flow projections of the financial plan.
The investigation also found Alan Douglas Armstrong convinced his clients to withdraw funds from one annuity and then months later purchase a new annuity, hiding that the source of funds was from a terminated annuity.
An increasing number of employers are offering financial-wellbeing programs to their employees as they seek to improve overall worker satisfaction, reduce financial stress, increase productivity, and make improvements to retirement plans and other employee-benefit programs.
Why a “throw it all against the wall and see what sticks” mentality won’t work when using social media to reach prospects.
Advice-only financial planner Cody Garrett spent the first decade of adult life making music. Now he’s getting noticed for an unusual and unselfish approach to financial planning.
David Macchia gives the annuity industry a call to action to help consumers who need retirement income for life.
Despite enrolling in DI coverage, many professionals are still underinsured.
Fixed annuities can be a valuable financial tool for clients, but they must be educated on all aspects of the product.
With more Americans investing in nonfungible tokens and other virtual assets, security and protection become issues.
Just because the market is unsure does not mean that an investor needs to be unsure.
I was listening to NPR while driving to work back in 2006 when I heard a report about something new that had the potential to take the (somewhat young) social media world by storm.
A LIMRA survey shows consumer opinion of the industry is at its highest point since 2008.
Some tips to help you and your client be in alignment on their financial goals and how to achieve them.
Despite political headwinds, financial services wound up on the plus side of a pair of recent decisions, one in court and one in Congress. Both could help put more life insurance products in the hands of consumers.
Developing trust and proving yourself takes time, but they can be worthwhile in establishing positive relationships with your elected representatives.
