A handful of publicly held life insurers dominate the market for traditional long-term-care insurance, but mutual life insurers are beginning to make inroads with agents and financial advisers.
When a 74-year-old client visited Ellen R. Siegel six years ago with news of an upcoming 12% rate increase on the premium of her long-term-care insurance, the adviser knew she had to navigate the potential benefit cuts with the precision of a surgeon.
Sales of insurance — as well as investment products — tends to attract more profitable customers; big edge in trust over brokerages
Life Partners accused of misleading shareholders about mortality estimates; securities or not?
Slowly but surely, fee-based and fee-only advisers are beginning to warm up to variable annuities.
J.P. Morgan to revamp its stable value fund; Pimco to launch new offering next month
