Actress Betty White is the celebrity pitchwoman for life settlements provider The Lifeline Program and also stars in the firm's viral YouTube video, “I'm Still Hot.”
Once the dominant player in the industry, carriers seeing reps exit; consolidation puts squeeze on
Pair of brokers in Lone Star state suspended for selling bogus promissory notes from now-defunct National Life Settlements; 'We were fooled'
Robert Miller isn't a typical member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors
Indexed annuity program rewarding big Allianz sellers with exclusive products here to stay
When Mesirow Financial Inc. offered its employees free physicals a few years ago, only about a third of the 875 employees in its Chicago headquarters participated. For the most recent round of tests in early October, more than 750 people turned out.
Annuities to be slotted under the latter; retirement income boss Chris Blunt to oversee insurance
Older fixed annuities, ones that hold 3% guaranteed minimum rates, are looking pretty attractive right now
Under pressure from a challenging economic environment, John Hancock Life Insurance Co. has pulled back on its annuity distribution and expects to withdraw an array of fixed, variable and immediate annuities
MetLife Inc. must defend a lawsuit by the beneficiary of a policy who claimed the insurer paid $302,000 to the wrong person.
Caplan oversees $83 million acquisition of flat-fee VA seller; targets RIAs
U.S. workers' health insurance premiums rose 63% between 2003 and 2010 as employers shifted more of the burden of rising medical costs to individuals and families, according to a study from The Commonwealth Fund
Independent broker-dealers owned by insurance companies, once the dominant players of the industry, will continue to dwindle in size and importance over the coming decade, unable to keep pace with more nimble competitors that invest in, and increase, investment advisory services for reps.
Conglomerate acquires $7.5B in accounts from insurer; sale includes online banking platform
Caramadre faces indictment over alleged scheme that purportedly sought out those with less than six months to live; lawyer says 'insurance industry upset it got beat at its own game'
