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For its 60th anniversary, the MDRT Foundation, the charitable arm of 72,000 MDRT members in 70 countries, is partnering with The Hunger Project to pioneer people-focused strategies to combat hunger around the world.
Read moreNew IUL products featuring “multipliers” or “bonuses” prompted the IUL Illustration Subgroup to consider changes to Actuarial Guideline 49. During a Monday conference call, one regulator called for “a total rework of AG 49 from the ground up.”
U.S. life insurance application activity rose 3.3% in June year over year, nudging the MIB Life Index above par on a year-to-date basis for the first time since last February. June’s performance was the strongest monthly percent gain of 2019.
Little bits of kindness help us all get ahead. Speakers at the National Association of Health Underwriters annual conference explain how paying it forward helps your business.
New IUL products featuring “multipliers” or “bonuses” prompted the IUL Illustration Subgroup to consider changes to Actuarial Guideline 49. During a Monday conference call, one regulator called for “a total rework of AG 49 from the ground up.”
U.S. life insurance application activity rose 3.3% in June year over year, nudging the MIB Life Index above par on a year-to-date basis for the first time since last February. June’s performance was the strongest monthly percent gain of 2019.
Little bits of kindness help us all get ahead. Speakers at the National Association of Health Underwriters annual conference explain how paying it forward helps your business.
By a 227-200 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives today approved a package of amendments to HR 3351, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, that includes a provision to prohibit the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from implementing or enforcing Regulation Best Interest.
An insurance commissioners’ working group opened up a new comment period and scheduled two 90-minute conference calls in a bid to finalize an annuity sales model rule. Comments are being accepted until July 10 on two topics: conflict of interest and the care obligation.
According to the study, roughly, 85 million Americans use social media to learn more about financial advisors. Six in 10 of these consumers say they use social media sites to find information on financial services products and services or were looking for reviews on financial professionals.
You’re busy taking care of your clients’ financial needs, but are you neglecting your own financial plan? One of the biggest challenges is managing cash flow. Most financial advisors are tied in some way to the performance of the market. Generally, as the markets drop, so does the income.
LIMRA and LOMA are offering a comprehensive training program to help sales professionals and home office employees understand and comply with New York Regulation 187.
As wedding season ramps up, you can help couples send the ultimate love letter – financial protection in sickness and in health – to their future selves. Protection-first planning should be the foundation of any couple’s financial plans – it’s the key that unlocks the door to future financial stability.
Commissions are not the reason health care costs are so high, representatives of two health insurance agents groups told InsuranceNewsNet.
Health benefits brokers would be subject to disclosure requirements as part of a sweeping health care bill introduced in the U.S. Senate.
“I think there’s a ton of tailwind for this product,” one expert said.
When people think of estate planning, they think about death – the ultimate threat. As creatures programmed to secure survival, considering and planning for our demise is more than a little counter-intuitive. It’s counter-survival.
Writing a book is a complicated process. Here are some tips for moving the process along.
George Nichols began his tenure as The American College’s president and CEO on Nov. 1 after a 17-year career with New York Life. He wants to see the school expand by breaking out of its insurance niche and focusing on financial services.
How many hours must tax-paying Americans work to kick in for the cost of a free public college education? Quite a few, if Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., gets his way. Sanders is running for president with the promise of college education free to all, which carries an estimated $70 billion price tag.
