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By Mark Costello |
May 23, 2012
Munich Re surveyed 16 insurers in the individual disability market and found that more than 90% have been meeting profit targets.
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By Allison Bell |
May 23, 2012
The weak economy and care access problems might be costing the working poor some of their ability to function.
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By Colleen Long, Associated Press |
May 22, 2012
The workers pretended they were ailing to qualify for big early retirement benefits. One went on to ride in a 400-mile bike race.
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By Warren S. Hersch |
May 21, 2012
The report reveals that voluntary product sales reached $5.5 billion in 2011, up 4.5% over 2010. As in recent years, life insurance took the largest share of the line of business sales: Life sales totaled $1.4 billion, up about 1.3% over 2010 and was the third straight year of increases.
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By Allison Bell |
May 18, 2012
Sure, Americans are clueless, but it seems as if consumer survey writers could come up with other disability-related topics.
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By Allison Bell |
May 16, 2012
As boomers age out of their need for conventional disability insurance, selling that same product to Generation X and the Millennials is proving to be a lot harder than anyone thought.
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By Staff Writer |
May 15, 2012
A Social Security trustees report finds that the costs of the disability insurance program would exceed the amount coming from payroll taxes by 2013.
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By Allison Bell |
May 14, 2012
Maybe workers need voluntary disability insurance -- and realistic risk assessment tools -- for their children.
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By Warren S. Hersch |
May 14, 2012
The report reveals that more than one-third (38%) of workers whose employers offered them the option to pay for group long-term disability income insurance declined to buy it.
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By Allison Bell |
May 11, 2012
The panel also will talk about retirement income issues and life and retirement plan beneficiary designations.
