Warren S. Hersch

About the Author

Warren S. Hersch

Warren S. Hersch is Senior Editor, Advanced Markets & Sales, for National Underwriter Life & Health magazine, which he joined in 2004. He covers practice management and life insurance-funded advanced planning techniques and trends in such areas as executive benefits, wealth transfer/estate planning, retirement planning and business planning. In addition, he serves as the Annuities & Wealth Management News Editor of LifeHealthPro.com. Previously, Mr. Hersch served in various editorial capacities at Call Center Magazine, Teleconnect and Computer Reseller News (CRN), all publications of the information technology publisher United Business Media. He also was an editor and analyst at Probe Research. Mr. Hersch has a B.A. in economics and history from the University of Colorado at Boulder and can be reached at whersch@sbmedia.com.

Leaning in to get ahead

By Warren S. Hersch | May 17, 2013

More women are becoming advisors. But challenges remain to achieving gender parity in the profession
Advisors find retirement income planning a challenge

By Warren S. Hersch | May 17, 2013

Four in 10 financial advisors say having retirement income discussions with clients is very or somewhat challenging.
IRI Forum speaker: Investors hate the bull market

By Warren S. Hersch | May 16, 2013

Bull markets normally signify optimism about stock prices and the nation's economic outlook, but many investors today are running scared.
Most 401(k) plan sponsors use social media

By Warren S. Hersch | May 15, 2013

The use of social media for 401(k) information is highest among mid-sized plan sponsors, who represent plans with total assets of between $20 million and $100 million.
Allianz Life’s Q1 earnings dip 38%

By Warren S. Hersch | May 15, 2013

The insurer's first quarter operating profit totaled $134 million, a 38 percent decline from the $217 million recorded a year ago.
Individual life combo products grew 10% in 2012

By Warren S. Hersch | May 14, 2013

More than 86,000 combination policies were sold in 2012, an increase of 19 percent compared with 2011 results.
Retirement confidence differs globally

By Warren S. Hersch | May 14, 2013

The research found that 12 percent are “very optimistic” that they will have enough money to live on when they are retired.
Americans know little about credit scores

By Warren S. Hersch | May 13, 2013

Two-fifths of Americans do not know that credit card issuers and mortgage lenders use credit scores in decisions about credit availability and pricing.
Words of advice from a real pro

By Warren S. Hersch | May 13, 2013

Professional women hold just 17 percent of the nation's top leadership positions. Here's how to change that.
Discrepancy in actual, anticipated health-care expenses

By Warren S. Hersch | May 13, 2013

People should be prepared to spend approximately 30 percent of their income on health care expenses in retirement, 10 percent more than most people anticipate spending.