Carriers are competing for market share when they should be concerned about consumers who don’t own life insurance and have no plan to buy it…
There is a distinction between advisors who are working in the business and advisors working on the business…
Branded as Polaris Select Investor, the new investment product is being offered nationwide…
The Jackson app, offers consumers access to information on the company’s products and services, and the Retirement Hub app, provides “interactive educational content for investors on a wide variety of financial topics,” the company said…
What’s looking good for independent agents?
Some brokerage general agents are reaching out to property/casualty firms, banks, wealth manage and independent advisors in their quest to serve find new customers…
Indexed universal life products might be in the sweet spot of consumer need, but regulators are stepping up scrutiny…
Today’s customers demand a great deal of control and choice, and they want the purchasing process to be easy…
An open window for networking has been set aside for members to meet with company representatives…
The MetLife Accumulation Annuity is the latest offering from an investment industry seeking to structure annuities so that they can take better advantage of market gains while limiting market losses…
An analysis found average premium changes from 2014 to 2015 for bronze plans ranging from an increase of 28 percent in Alaska to a decrease of 19 percent in Mississippi…
Hiring strategies range from “finding the right fit” to seeking a diverse mix…
Many financial advisors appear to be jumping the gun with somewhat inflated expectations around the value of their businesses…
The Enhanced Surrender Value for Terminal Illness (ESVTI) feature is available in new contracts for most variable annuity products issued by the company…
Soon after the feds allowed longevity annuities into retirement plans, AIG’s American General has one to offer…
Premiums went up a little bit, but companies are expected to move toward higher deductibles, an Aon survey showed…
Consumers want guaranteed retirement income and lawmakers and regulators seem ready to lift more barriers…
Policyholders and advisors now have four crediting options from which to choose, each tied to the benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500 index…
Numerous factors are driving growth in this market…
