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MetLife limits offshore reinsurance after N.Y. review
May 21, 2013MetLife Inc. said it would combine an offshore reinsurer with three U.S. life units after regulators began an investigation into the use of intra-company liability transfers, saying such arrangements could mask risk.
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Banking on long-term care insurance
May 16, 2013The California Bankers Association recently announced a long-term care benefit for employees of member banks throughout the state. The initiative is one of the first of its kind for any large U.S. association, and could be a bellwether for the financial field and beyond.
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An employer's role in the end of life process
May 1, 2013When helping employees with end-of-life decisions for their loved ones, brokers say offering choices and information is key.
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What lies ahead in private disability insurance?
May 1, 2013Private disability insurance DI is more successful than public at getting people back to work, but millions remain uninsured so what lies ahead.
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Gen X: A $3.6 trillion opportunity for life insurers
April 30, 2013This formerly discounted, underinsured and underpenetrated generation now presents a larger sales opportunity than boomers.
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Legal plans on the rise, study shows reduced stress, too
April 24, 2013As brokers continue to search for voluntary benefits to supplement their sales in the coming years, legal plans might just be one of them.
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Retirement account cap with Obama budget buoys insurance
April 16, 2013A cap that President Barack Obama has proposed on the size of tax-advantaged retirement accounts is seen as potentially pushing savers to another product that limits payments to the government: life insurance.
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The growth of voluntary through the lens of one client
April 10, 2013In recent years, voluntary benefits have risen from a nice-to-have for employees to something that is quickly becoming crucial. Doug Mantz looks back at the evolution of voluntary benefits through the lens of one long-time client.
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Is now the time for long-term care insurance?
April 10, 2013“Now is the time to buy before gender rating kicks in and before the best inflation option [5%, compounded for life] becomes unaffordable or goes away,” says one expert.
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Is now the time for long-term care insurance?
April 9, 2013If the long-term care market is “broken,” why are some experts calling this year the year to buy the product?
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3 good reasons to sell voluntary
April 1, 2013Craig Davidson on three good reasons to think about selling voluntary.
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A broker’s role in the end of life process
April 1, 2013A brokers’ role with end of life products is to know their clients and give them choices.
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Advisers need to strongly advocate for plan design, says Principal
VIDEO | March 22, 2013While EBRI's retirement survey shows little change in consumer retirement confidence, there is some good news for brokers. Of those surveyed, 83% of people who do not have 401(k) say they’ll keep one if automatically enrolled through plan design. Hear more from Principal's Greg Burrows.
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Connecting millennials, stress and EAPs
March 6, 2013In 2025, three in four working Americans will be Millennials. By helping them manage stress and anxiety in their 20s and 30s with EAPs, they’ll be more productive and better-equipped to assume leadership positions down the road.
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Sun Life partners with NBA in move to boost voluntary business
March 4, 2013Get ready for tip off. Sun Life Financial is set to offer brokers a new place to take employer clients and employees — the NBA basketball court.
