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  The full-service fiduciary

  By Ryan Kus  |  May 17, 2013

  Under a fiduciary standard, advisors would do best by selling both investment and insurance products. Are you ready?

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  Advisors matter

  By Robert A. Kerzner  |  May 16, 2013

  Almost 80 percent of Americans who work with an advisor save for retirement versus 43 percent who don't. This single stat is your raison d'etre.

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  3 face charges in NJ of defrauding investor

  By Katie Zezima  |  May 15, 2013

  The men are accused of selling fake Facebook stock and using the proceeds to purchase, among other things, interests in life insurance policies.

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  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.

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  ELNY liquidation expected in 3Q

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  May 14, 2013

  In the fight on breach of fiduciary duty, Edward Stone plans to sue MetLife, Credit Suisse and N.Y. insurance superintendents.

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  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.

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  Barclays analyst upgrades AIG, Hartford Financial

  By AP Staff Writer  |  May 14, 2013

  Ratings for the pair were raised from "Equal Weight" to "Overweight."

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  IUL: One solution for two big problems

  By Brian Bulakites  |  May 14, 2013

  Lacking both life insurance and adequate retirement funds, how should baby boomers prioritize? With indexed universal life, they don’t have to.

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  Big data and insurance

  By Brian Anderson  |  May 13, 2013

  How can the reams of information we're collecting on people these days benefit the life industry?

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  Calif. sues Texas insurer over escheat records

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  May 13, 2013

  California's controller alleges American National Insurance has been stonewalling his record requests.