April 08– Apr. 8– As part of a plan to consolidate its employees into two locations in Massachusetts, this summer Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is closing its Ballantyne office and laying off about 160 people. The insurer is similarly closing offices in Connecticut, New Jersey, Tennessee and Pennsylvania, and moving positions in those offices to…
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April 07– Apr. 7– HIGH POINT– You’ve probably heard stories about “the one that got away.” In this case, though, “the one that got away” takes on a whole new meaning– it refers to a High Point man who, more than 60 years ago, very nearly found himself on the victim list of a black-widow serial killer. According to newspaper accounts, only the first of her five husbands, an Alabama…
Nationwide Mutual Insurance issued the following news release:. Nationwide reported $47 billion in total sales, up nearly $500 million from 2017, in its 2018 annual report, released today. The company posted $26.9 billion in operating revenue and $1.3 billion in net operating income- more than doubling its NOI from 2017.
(FALLS CHURCH, Va.) – The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors has launched the NAIFA Limited & Extended Care…
Could You Sell A Life Insurance Policy To Al Bundy?
Al Bundy would not be a good life insurance prospect, but Jay Pritchett would be a warm one. The two iconic television characters played by actor Ed O’Neill represent the hot and cold of prospecting, said Vikram Kamath, director of the LIMRA Center of Excellence for Analytics.
The American Council of Life Insurers issued the following news release:. American Council of Life Insurers President and CEO Susan Neely announced today ACLI’s support for the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act that was introduced by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Ron Wyden. Many of RESA’s key retirement…
Nearly Half Of Americans More Likely To Buy Simplified Underwritten Life Insurance
Almost half of Americans (47 percent) say they are more likely to buy life insurance using simplified underwriting, which generally means getting coverage more quickly and without a medical exam, versus traditional underwriting approaches, according to new findings from the 2019 Insurance Barometer Study.
