Top threads started in 2015
This being the last newsletter of the year means it’s time to feature some of the most popular threads of the year in the biggest ... Read more
Brian Anderson
Middle market – not affluent – owns majority of permanent life insurance
As the financial services industry calculates opportunities in the middle market, a new LIMRA report finds middle market households own the majority of individual permanent ... Read more
Allstate’s drone mission takes flight
NORTHBROOK, Ill. – Allstate has been participating in tests of drone flights with a goal of using them as an innovative tool for property claims, ... Read more
Rising interest rates will benefit LTCI market, forecasts AALTCI
LOS ANGELES – The decision last week by the Federal Reserve to raise short-term interest rates for the first time since the financial crisis will ... Read more
‘Insure Your Love’ campaign resources now available
People buy life insurance not because of statistics or numbers; they buy it because they love someone and want to make sure they’d be OK ... Read more
Inaugural ‘Insurance Careers Month’ planned for February 2016
DENVER – A collaborative of insurance carriers, trade associations and industry partners have invited the insurance community to join them in supporting the first-ever Insurance ... Read more
BGAs seek to expand distribution by selling direct, using call centers as ‘laboratories’ ( & more from NAILBA 34 )
Attending NAILBA 34 at the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes last week, I noticed a recurring theme: General agencies increasingly looking to expand beyond traditional ... Read more
Military Veterans are twice as likely to use a financial advisor, Northwestern Mutual survey affirms
MILWAUKEE – This Veterans Day Northwestern Mutual is celebrating the accomplishments of military veterans, both for their service to their country and to their own ... Read more
8% growth in 3Q individual life new premium spurred by IUL strength
WINDSOR, Conn. — U.S. individual life insurance new annualized premium increased 8% in the third quarter 2015 – the fifth consecutive quarter of positive growth, ... Read more
Top products, carriers named in 3Q annuity and indexed product sales data
PLEASANT HILL, Iowa – Total indexed annuity sales in the third quarter of 2015 were up more than 13% over the second quarter and up ... Read more
