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.
March 05, 2024
5 Simple Explanations for Insurance TermsDitching the jargon can help create "aha" moments for prospects.
March 05, 2024
Distributors Expect Life Sales to Grow Faster Than Annuity SalesParticipants in a LIMRA-NAILBA survey think demand for estate and trust services will soar.
March 05, 2024
Federal Appeals Court Lets Universal Life Rate Suit ContinueAn insurer might have to include mortality in cost-of-insurance rate scale updates, an 11th Circuit panel ruled.
March 01, 2024
Guardian, Advisors Say Unhappy Life Buyers Should Have Read the PoliciesThe defendants reject assertions that they owed a model and a stylist a fiduciary duty.
February 23, 2024
Global Atlantic Closes on $10B Manulife Reinsurance DealThe arrangement could help thaw the long-term care insurance market through managing risk.
February 22, 2024
Genworth Hopes to Stabilize Long-Term Care Business by 2026Tom McInerney, the CEO, sees long-term care insurance sales resuming by the end of this year.
February 22, 2024
Cyberattack on IT Firm Hits BofA and Northwestern MutualThe companies use Infosys McCamish systems to run their nonqualified deferred compensation plans.
February 21, 2024
Axcelus, John Hancock Top the Senate Finance Private Life RankingsRon Wyden, a critic, surveyed seven providers and collected data on the ultra-high-net-worth clients' policies.
February 14, 2024
10 Things to Know About Estate Planning for Cross-Border CouplesWhen one spouse is a noncitizen, the couple's heirs could be in for a big tax surprise.
February 07, 2024
Equitable Faces Wall Street Annuity Love GapDespite benefiting from a strong selling environment, the insurer is "getting a pretty low valuation," one analyst argues.