Name Game
By Linda KocoIn this space, we've already looked at how dramatically company mergers, acquisitions, reorgs, combinations, etc. can affect insurance and financial products and distribution.But what about ...
June 05, 2005
Sisyphus RevisitedWhy is it that the myth of Sisyphus invariably comes to mind when I think about the amount of effort being expended by the life ...
May 29, 2005
Do Me A FavorSo there I was, editing a story by Matt Brady on the recent spring conference of the Life Insurance Settlement Association, when I came to ...
May 29, 2005
Making The Case For ConsistencyThe marketplace for financial products has long been subject to a disjointed array of state and federal laws and regulations. For any consumer trying to ...
May 29, 2005
Be Careful What You Ask ForIn the battle over stranger-owned life insurance, the American Council of Life Insurers upped the ante considerably on May 8 when its board voted overwhelmingly ...
May 22, 2005
Earning PowerIf, after having seen our "Mega Million Paydays" cover, you haven't already turned to page 12 to read the story, I'd be pretty surprised.Why? Well, ...
May 22, 2005
Part D AmnestyWill they or won't they?That is indeed the question. Not for Hamlet but for the millions of seniors who did not register for the Medicare ...
May 22, 2005
Last LaughThose who are planning to die in 2010 or who may be advising clients that that year would be the optimal time to kick the ...
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