Life Planning Strategies
Life planning strategies, with ideas about how to use life insurance and related products to help people and businesses get things done.
The Swinging Pendulum
By Marlene Y. SatterIf you were a doctor or dentist, the decade from 1995-2005 was tough. Insurance companies didn't want to offer disability coverage to doctors and dentists....
October 01, 2007
Do You Recall?It's been a tough year for recalls. First it was pet food. Then everything from livestock feed to toothpaste, shrimp, fish, and toys to tires...
September 01, 2007
More Things to Watch ForSteve Zaleznick, CEO of Long Term Care Quote, a company in Gilbert, Arizona, that sells LTC insurance, believes that it is "clearly here to stay,"...
September 01, 2007
In the MeantimeIf you've been keeping up with the long-term care insurance controversy, you've read The New York Times article that started the brouhaha earlier this year--about...
August 16, 2007
Extending Terrorism CoverageThe House Financial Services Committee passed on August 3 the Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007 (H.R. 2761), which will extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) by 15 years and may help spur the further development of a private market for terrorism risk insurance.
August 07, 2007
Paying for LTC with Pre-tax DollarsA bill was introduced just before Congress's summer recess that would amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow long-term care insurance to be paid for with pre-tax dollars. Under "The Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act" (H.R. 3363), which was introduced by Reps. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Jim Ramstad (R-MN), Allyson...
August 01, 2007
Just Good PolicyNancy Callahan, VP of AIG's Identity Theft and Fraud Division, says that coverage under the AIG Corporate Identity Protection policy is just what advisors need...
August 01, 2007
Inside JobSure, You safeguard your clients' data. But what if an employee decides to make off with your files? The possibility hit the news back in March...