Study: Online search for life insurance information jumps 15%

Published - 02/05/2010 12:00 AM

More Americans are turning to the Internet for information about life insurance, according to a new study. Reston, Va.-based comScore, a digital marketing firm, found that searches for life insurance information grew to 16.6 million queries in 2009, an increase of 15% from the previous year. “As more ... 

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Poorly Worded Life Insurance Policies Can Cost Survivors Big Bucks

Published - 02/02/2010 12:00 AM

Anyone with a life insurance policy they haven’t carefully read will want to do so ASAP after they learn about one widow’s unsuccessful fight with her dead husband’s life insurer. It all started when Craig Bauer, an executive at manufacturer Omron Electronics, died in June 2006 of bacterial meningitis following a ... 

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AIG may sell life insurance unit to MetLife

Published - 01/24/2010 12:00 AM

NEW YORK -- "American International Group Inc. reportedly is in discussions to sell one of its largest life insurance units to MetLife Inc., a move that would represent its biggest divestiture since its 2008 bailout. The sale would send one of the beleaguered insurer's most prized assets to its New York-based ... 

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The Good in Internet Life Insurance Leads

Published - 10/16/2009 01:00 AM

What is so good about internet life insurance leads? Why are more and more agents talking about these? If you don’t know the answer to these questions you need to continue to read. When it comes down to it, agents are generating internet life insurance leads for a reason. ... 

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Michael Jackson’s Death Raises Event Cancellation Issues

Published - 06/30/2009 01:00 AM

The sudden death of the “King of Pop,” Michael Jackson, leaves behind some uncertainty in the insurance world regarding coverage for his scheduled 50 live performances at London’s O2 Arena. Bart Nash, chief press officer, Lloyd’s C for Lloyd’s of London, said some event cancellation coverage was placed in the Lloyd’s ... 

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Insurers Focus Now On Reallocation, Risk Management

Published - 05/26/2009 01:00 AM

Most property-casualty and life insurers find growing and keeping business their biggest challenge and are reacting to the recession by increasing cash allocation and strengthening risk management, a survey finds. The research was reported by the Louisville, Ky.-based Insurance Asset Outsourcing Exchange, which analyzes and aggregates confidential insurers’ data for exchange ... 

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Hartford, MetLife post losses amid investment woes

Published - 05/01/2009 01:00 AM

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hartford Financial Group (NYSE:HIG - News) posted its third straight net loss and said it plans to stop selling new policies in Japan and the United Kingdom, as the insurer reeled from the same weak financial markets that triggered a net loss at MetLife ... 

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Industry Analysts Rate Aflac's Investor Relations Best in the Insurance/Life Category

Published - 04/21/2009 01:00 AM

NEW YORK, April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac announced today that Institutional Investor has named the Georgia-based insurance company as the best in the Insurance/Life category for investor relations (IR). Aflac received the top selection among publicly traded U.S. companies, chosen by more than 1,000 industry analysts representing both the sell-side ... 

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