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Court cases, stats, new products and more: A brief look at industry news

December 13, 2017

Ranging from new product introductions to events, sales data and a couple of significant court cases, here’s a brief roundup of some recent news of note in the life annuity market, along with some links providing additional details.

Home offices providing little help with succession planning programs

Insurance Forums Staff

December 13, 2017

New research finds most home offices provide scant resources to assist financial professionals in developing succession planning programs – and few advisors take advantages of resources available.

Ace the Health IQ quiz, get big discount on life insurance?

Brian Anderson

December 12, 2017

Tech startup Health IQ, formed as an MGA, offers special discounted rates to ultra health-conscious people that can pass their unique test.

6 reasons your client’s contestable life insurance claim might not be contestable

Stephen C. Burgess

December 6, 2017

A closer look at common causes of confusion when determining whether a death claim is or isn’t contestable.

In-force life policy count up 3.6% last year according to newly updated ACLI Life Insurers Fact Book

Insurance Forums Staff

December 6, 2017

Bevy of industry info at your fingertips in the new 2017 edition, including facts like $20.3 trillion of life insurance coverage in force in the U.S. and life insurers paid out $76 billion to beneficiaries in 2016.

Life premiums fall 2% in 3Q as whole life sales drop for first time in 14 quarters

Insurance Forums Staff

December 4, 2017

After 13 quarters of consecutive growth, whole life insurance new annualized premium fell 4% in the third quarter of 2017, driving total new annualized premium down 2% for the quarter according to LIMRA data released Dec. 4.

Agents Behaving Badly, Part IV: Phony apps net real charges

Brian Anderson

November 27, 2017

In our latest roundup of agents caught on the wrong side of the law, we take a look at 3 recent cases involving insurance agents who submitted phony applications.

2017 CSO kicks 3Q indexed life sales down a notch

Insurance Forums

November 20, 2017

Total third quarter non-variable universal life sales were over $1,012 million, according to the 81st edition of Wink’s Sales & Market Report, released on Nov. 16. Pacific Life was the top selling carrier in the quarter and had the top-selling product.

Dividend Season: NYL, Guardian announce their biggest-ever payouts while NWM to divvy out $5.3B

Brian Anderson

November 20, 2017

It’s dividend announcement season for the country’s large mutual insurance companies, who have recently revealed the amount of 2018 dividend payments to policyowners.

NAILBA’s next chapter: Changes evident at year’s last major industry event

Brian Anderson

November 15, 2017

The winds of change are blowing through the year’s last major industry conference – NAILBA 36 – this week in Hollywood, Fla., as the agenda for the next year is laid out by current Chairman Jim Sorebo and Dan LaBert settles in as the new NAILBA CEO.

Court cases, stats, new products and more: A brief look at industry news

Home offices providing little help with succession planning programs

Ace the Health IQ quiz, get big discount on life insurance?

6 reasons your client’s contestable life insurance claim might not be contestable

In-force life policy count up 3.6% last year according to newly updated ACLI Life Insurers Fact Book

Life premiums fall 2% in 3Q as whole life sales drop for first time in 14 quarters

Agents Behaving Badly, Part IV: Phony apps net real charges

2017 CSO kicks 3Q indexed life sales down a notch

Dividend Season: NYL, Guardian announce their biggest-ever payouts while NWM to divvy out $5.3B

NAILBA’s next chapter: Changes evident at year’s last major industry event

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