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More than half of advisors less than successful with life insurance

By Warren S. Hersch | June 18, 2013

More than half of financial advisors do not describe their efforts to provide life insurance and related advice to their clients as “successful."

Political Commentator Says Obama Faces Hurdles to Reelection at NAIFA Meeting

By Warren S. Hersch | September 10, 2012

The continuing high unemployment rate poses a significant threat to President Obama's campaign to be reelected to a second term

Across the Globe, the Regulatory Vise Tightens

By Warren S. Hersch | June 18, 2012

During the 2012 annual meeting of the MDRT, members from Australia, Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. explored regulatory, practice management, and product issues and trends.

Key AALU Committee Chair Warns of Threats to Life Industry Before MDRT Meeting

By Warren S. Hersch | June 8, 2012

Before the Million Dollar Round Table's annual meeting kicked off this week, ValMark Securities President and CEO Lawrence J. Rybka spoke exclusively with National Underwriter.

Dirty Little Secret

By Steve Piontek | February 11, 2010

I was originally going to headline this piece “Run, Sarah, Run.” But then I realized what a joke it was—and a one-liner at that—so I had ...

Asking The Wolves

By Steve Piontek | September 22, 2009

I have to admit I don’t know any sheep farmers, but even I know that it’s not customary for these folks to ask the wolf ...

Quack, Quack

By Steve Piontek | August 3, 2009

The attention span of the American public-never great to begin with unless a story has to do with the death or scandal of a celebrity ...

Tantalus Redux

By Steve Piontek | June 3, 2009

I can't remember for a fact, but it seems to me that I've already used the mythic image of Sisyphus to describe the life insurance ...

Stop Stressing

By Steve Piontek | May 21, 2009

The federal government has completed its stress tests of the nation's 19 largest banks and bank-like institutions and in this era of trillions of dollars, ...