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Disability insurance: Claim denied
By Larry Schneider
Disability Insurance Resource Center
This is the sixth article in an eight-part series, discussing disability income insurance.
It's a fact that disability income insurance (DI) claims have increased dramatically over the last several years, along with a disproportionate number of inappropriate denials. The claims departments of too many insurance companies have been told to "tighten-up."
Editor's Blog
January means business (succession planning)
By Brian Anderson
This week I want to make you aware of some of the highlights from the January issue of Life Insurance Selling. The "main theme" this month is Business Succession Planning, and the issue has four features devoted to various aspects of the topic.
David Saltzman's Blog
Know your political philosophies
By David A. Saltzman, RHU, DIA
Congress and the White House have continued their inexorable march to the health care sea, completely unencumbered by the desires of the American public. One television commentator suggested that this indicates that we are now living in a dictatorship.
Richard Hoe's Blog
Mixed blessings
By Richard Hoe, ChFC, CLU, AEP
The news is mixed this week — some Barron's folks think that we are in for a tough slog in 2010, and this opinion is echoed separately by the latest news from Allianz PIMCO's Bill Gross and Mohamed El-Erian, who are looking for a 2% improvement in GNP.
Marketing Tips
The Silent Generation, Baby Boomers and the Web, Part 1: Who is online and what are they doing?
By Amy Kennel
Brokers International, Ltd.
How many of your boomer or silent generation clients are online? Based on data published by the Pew Research Center, the answer is: A lot!
Person of the Week
First Rehab Life names Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer
First Rehab Life, Great Neck, N.Y., has announced that Constantine T. Lappas has joined the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this role, he oversees the company's operations as well as underwriting and product development.
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Product of the Week
Sun Life Financial enhances employee benefits for public sector
The Employee Benefits Group division of Sun Life Financial Inc., Wellesley, Mass., has announced recent enhancements to its employee benefits designed for the public sector groups. Sun Life's Group Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) and Long-Term Disability (LTD) plans now offer more optional riders.
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