The survey by Aegis Risk found that 19 percent of corporate risk management departments were involved in stop-loss insurance coverage decisions last year, up from 12 percent in 2012…
Critics of user fees say spending government funds to police advisors is a waste of money and that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s higher budgets in recent years should be able to cover the costs of more advisor examinations…
Many members of Generation X, the oldest of whom will be turning 50 next year, took huge hits to their incomes during the Great Recession and are only now beginning to recover — generally by putting off until tomorrow what they should be doing today…
A majority of advisors told a survey their stiffest competition isn’t always from other advisors poaching clients or providing better service…
Since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans has jumped by 4.6 million people or 41 percent…
Kevin Counihan, the Connecticut official picked by the Obama administration to run HealthCare.gov, knows a thing or two about signing up the uninsured…
By Cyril Tuohy InsuranceNewsNet AIG has introduced a universal life insurance policy with living benefit riders that the company says…
In second quarter, 31 percent of all fixed index annuity sales premiums went into hybrid options…
The industry needs to attract and train a new generation of talent to serve the needs of Generation X…
As new technology simplifies the insurance-buying process for everyone involved, the hassle of informing new clients and answering repeat questions is essentially disappearing…
By Cyril Tuohy InsuranceNewsNet A cursory look at life insurers’ profits in the second quarter would have you believe that…
The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled against a couple who claimed they were due the proceeds from a critical illness policy in accordance with the wishes of the deceased policyholder…
Examinations will occur in three phases: an “engagement” phase, an “examination” phase and an “informing policy” phase…
The company has signed new retirement plan contracts in one state and has renewed retirement plan contracts in several other municipalities…
A proposed system would cover every American and would be governed by a single set of rules…
For one of the largest trading firms on the Nasdaq Stock Market, the last two months have not been easy…
The NAIFA-Greater Detroit executive director is the recipient of the 2014 C. Carney Smith Award…
A professional association is in the throes of a major reassessment of what financial planners will need to know in order to satisfy the demands of the marketplace over the next five years…
The human touch played a critical role in getting people enrolled in health coverage…
