insurance industry

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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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  S&P downgrades Berkshire Hathaway rating

  By The Associated Press  |  May 16, 2013

  The rating agency says the company's dividends depend too much on the insurance units.

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  The state of the game

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  May 13, 2013

  The push for tax revenues is pitting states against insurers over the issue of unclaimed funds.

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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.

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  State Life breaks its asset-based insurance sales record

  By Noah Guillaume  |  May 10, 2013

  The OneAmerica company’s Asset-Care product saw 37 percent growth over the last four years.

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  Nontraditional voluntary benefits

  By Elizabeth Halkos  |  May 10, 2013

  You're already coping with change by adding life and disability products. What about purchasing programs?

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  GAO critical of Death Master File

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  May 10, 2013

  The Government Accountability Office says the DMF is not the last word on death reports.

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  The problem with using multiple life settlement brokers

  By Adam Meltzer  |  May 9, 2013

  Working with many life settlement brokers can actually hurt your clients.

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  Ebix to be acquired by Goldman affiliate

  By Michael K. Stanley  |  May 2, 2013

  Subject to antitrust approval, the transaction is expected to close sometime in the third quarter.