When President Obama signed the “American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 [ATRA]” to avoid the fiscal cliff, he also confirmed the estate tax exemption at it’s current rate and rate adjustment factor ($5,250,000 per person or $10,500,000 per couple in 2013, to... Learn More
The long-awaited official announcement of which carrier was going to acquire Hartford’s lucrative individual life insurance unit was made today by Prudential Life executives, Mark A. Hug and Ron Herrmann, both Executive Vice Presidents for Prudential Individual Life Insurance. As is usually the case, nothing significant... Learn More
One of the fastest growing segments of life insurance sales these days is “final” or “last” expense insurance. “All you have to do is answer four simple questions!” (No annoying agent.) Sounds good, right? Everyone should have some of this stuff to take... Learn More
After much speculation, the sale of Aviva Life USA has finally been announced, and, according to a company statement, Aviva will come out of the deal stronger and better capitalized. The statement indicated the deal will boost Aviva’s capital surplus coverage ratio, reduce... Learn More