Permanent Life Insurance
Permanent life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of the whole life, variable life, fixed universal life, variable universal life and indexed universal life markets.
Client Sues Barred Broker Over 'Devastating' Life Insurance Plan
By Dinah Wisenberg BrinBarred brokers selling complex life insurance plans is a growing problem, the client's lawyer says.
September 18, 2024
Senate Finance Bones Up for Brutal Budget DebatesBut the highlight of the latest tax policy hearing was hints about avoidance strategies yet to be skewered.
September 10, 2024
High-Income Retirement Savers Still in a Post-Pandemic SlumpFor the top 5%, post-tax, inflation-adjusted income is 1.7% lower than it was before everything changed.
August 30, 2024
3 Ways Advisors Can Support Business Owner Clients NowToo many feel awful. Help with retirement and succession planning may ease some concerns.
August 28, 2024
Equitable Faces Return of Life Policy Reinstatement ClaimA 2nd Circuit panel found there may be a genuine dispute over how the insurer made a decision.
August 13, 2024
Life and Annuity Illustrations Confuse Clients, Advisor Tells RegulatorsPerformance charts should be more realistic about the impact of bad years, Richard Weber argues.
August 13, 2024
More Life and Annuity Products Offer Commodity IndexesInflation is increasing some clients' interest in tying value to something tangible.
August 02, 2024
Lincoln Financial Posts Surprising Annuity Sales FiguresPricing throughout the annuity sector appears to be "largely rational," CEO Ellen Cooper says.