insurance firms

• Top retirement income providers win by showing they understand issues

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  February 12, 2013

  Thorough understanding, leadership and assistance key to giving retirement income providers a leg up on the competition.

• What's causing steep premium increases?

  By Ingrid Case  |  March 12, 2012

  A variety of causes underlie a steep premium increase.

• Health insurance's rising cost

  By Ingrid Case  |  March 1, 2012

  After several years of more modest increases, 2011 brought companies and consumers sharply higher health insurance premiums—and questions about the factors behind the increased rates.

• Feds: Proposed insurance rate hikes 'unreasonable'

  January 12, 2012

  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says proposed increases in health insurance premiums for customers in five states have been deemed "unreasonable" by the agency.

• Life insurance’s changing landscape

  By Ingrid Case  |  September 5, 2011

  In an economic downturn, would you put a priority on paying for a) food, b) housing, or c) life insurance?

• Life insurance’s changing landscape

  By Ingrid Case  |  September 1, 2011

  Here's a question: In an economic downturn, you would put a priority on paying for a) food, b) housing, or c) life insurance?

• Americans hold misconceptions on professional retirement advice, study reveals

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  March 8, 2011

  Many middle-income Americans not using professional retirement advice wrongly think they can plan without help, don't have enough assets to require an advisor or can't afford advisor's fees.

• Insurance firms looking for new products in 2011

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  January 27, 2011

  Two thirds of insurance firms are now looking for new products or services to introduce to their distribution channels in the year, finds an industry sample conducted by the Inter-Company Marketing Group.

• The Myth of Client-Focus

  By Staff Writer  |  July 1, 2010

  Reality is a bitter pill. It's also obscured behind our beliefs that what we're doing is best for our clients. It's much easier to claim ...