National Underwriter Life & Health-Financial Services Edition back issues from May 2004:
Small world, isn't it?(The Editor's Edge)(Editorial)
May 03, 2004;
Push to include Group life under Terrorism Act.(In Congress)(Group life insurance)
May 03, 2004;
New mortality tables will change life.(Regulation)(Life insurance industry)
May 03, 2004;
Time is on side of repeal of estate tax, Daschle tells AALU.(Meeting Coverage)(Tom Daschle)(Association for Advanced Life Underwriting)
May 03, 2004;
UnitedHealth bids for Oxford Health Plans.(Deals)(Oxford Health Plans Inc.)(UnitedHealth Group Inc.)
May 03, 2004;
Plybon passes AALU torch to Comiskey.(AALU Convention Report)(Bob Plybon)(Association for Advanced Life Underwriting)(Gus Comiskey Jr.)
May 03, 2004;
Advisors find markets for EIAs are expanding.(Index Products)(Equity Index Annuity )(Cover Story)
May 03, 2004;
Variable vs. index products: recommend the one that's best for the situation.(Focus: index products)
May 03, 2004;
The direction for index annuities early in 2004? Up.(Focus: index products)
May 03, 2004;
'03 EIA sales growth should continue in '04.(Focus: index products)(Equity-Indexed Annuities)
May 03, 2004;
"Why do 4 out of the top 5 rely on the original One Card System to grow top flight agencies and agents?".
May 03, 2004;
Which fixed annuities are best for renewal rates?(Annuities)
May 03, 2004;
Excess paper? Shred it and forget it.(Technology)
May 03, 2004;
Correction.(Correction Notice)
May 03, 2004
Going head to head with 'the Internet'.(Inside Products)
May 03, 2004;
Time to unmask the 'death tax' scam.(The Editor's Edge)
May 10, 2004;
NASD pushing new oversight rule for VAs.(Regulation)(National Association of Securities Dealers)
May 10, 2004;
Jefferson National reports market timing probe.(Investigations)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004;
New research reveals high 'orphan' rates.(Life insurance policyholders)
May 10, 2004;
UnumProvident announces $562 million net loss in 1Q.(financial results)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004;
Travel underwriting challenged in California.(Litigation)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004;
NCOIL and NAIC split over market conduct model.(Regulation)
May 10, 2004;
Achieving international success.(Meeting Coverage)(life insurance companies)
May 10, 2004;
Group disability's weight problem.(Group Disability)(Cover Story)
May 10, 2004;
The traditional 'top 3' test can be deceiving.(Focus Group Disability)
May 10, 2004;
A rehab plan for group disability.(Focus Group Disability employee insurance programs)
May 10, 2004;
U.S. group disability premiums rose 8% in 2003.(Focus Group Disability)
May 10, 2004;
The 'Browning of America' calls for education and different approaches.(Focus African-American Market)
May 10, 2004;
Agent McSween recalls King, the Olympics and his career.(African-American Market)
May 10, 2004;
Building solid relationships.(Focus African-American Market)
May 10, 2004;
Making accelerated benefits better: modify the survival requirement.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
May 10, 2004;
Put ADB in all policies.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
May 10, 2004;
Going for the gold.(To the Point)(life insurance business)
May 10, 2004;
NU on the grow again.(From The President)(The National Underwriter Company)
May 17, 2004;
Senate republicans release health plan.(Health Insurance)
May 17, 2004;
Study of uninsured finds wide disparity among states.(The News)
May 17, 2004;
Principal sells mortgage unit to Citigroup.(Principal FIinancial Group Inc.)(Citigroup Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 17, 2004;
Senate tax bill protects rabbi trusts.(statutory protection under tax legislation)
May 17, 2004;
NUCO parent acquires data assets from Thomson Corp.(Deals)(National Underwriter Company)(Highline Media L.L.C.)
May 17, 2004
NAIFA tells SEC: keep 12b-1 fees.(National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors)(Securities and Exchange Commission)(brokerage commissions)
May 17, 2004;
ACLI blasts market timing plan.(Mutual Funds)(American Council of Life Insurers)
May 17, 2004;
Vanquish the silent killers of your sales growth: measure your practice against these 12 factors for success.(Sales Ideas)(Cover Story)
May 17, 2004;
Working successfully with S Corp owners.(Sales Ideas)(methods to become successful S Corp advisor)
May 17, 2004;
Don't forget to tell the rest of the story when selling life insurance: taxes can eat up a big chunk of qualified plan distributions.(Sales Ideas)
May 17, 2004;
The appeal of VAs for IRA rollovers.(Sales Ideas)(Ivariable annuities of ndividual Retirement Arrangement)
May 17, 2004;
Variable annuities: it's time to go back to basics in a benefits-driven world.(Sales Ideas)
May 17, 2004;
Ideas for managing wealth in 'B' trusts with life insurance.(Sales Ideas)
May 17, 2004;
A real-life example.(Sales Ideas)(Brief Article)
May 17, 2004;
Long term care insurance directory.(Who Writes What 2004)(Directory)
May 17, 2004
Full disclosure's whole life insurance report.(Policy Analysis)
May 17, 2004;
Current policy: illustrated values.(Full Disclosure Whole Life Report)(Illustration)
May 17, 2004
Actual historical performance 10-year.(Full Disclosure Whole Life Report)(life insurance policies and their price indexes)(Illustration)
May 17, 2004
Actual historical performance 20-year.(Full Disclosure Whole Life Report)(life insurance policies and their valuation)(Illustration)
May 17, 2004
The forces hitting fixed annuities now.(Nation al Association of Fixed Annuities' meetings and conferences )
May 17, 2004;
Trust owned life insurance: is it an accident waiting to happen?(Trust Planning)
May 17, 2004;
Industry told it needs to make better case for estate tax reform.(Meeting Coverage)
May 17, 2004;
Debate continues on regulations for VAs with guarantees.(Regulation)(variable annuities)
May 17, 2004;
'Friendly fire' hinders war on spam.(Tech Talk)(spam used for marketing insurance)
May 17, 2004;
Done deal.(Editorial)
May 24, 2004;
Some insurers say others are gaming UL reserving guideline: the result, they say, is unfair competition because reserves are less than they should be.(Market Games)
May 24, 2004;
MONY shareholders approve AXA offer.(Acquisitions)(AXA Financial Inc.)(MONY Group Inc.)(Illustration)
May 24, 2004;
Index annuities hit new sales record in 1Q.(Sales Stats)(Brief Article)
May 24, 2004
Congress needs more COLI data, GAO says.(Capitol Update)(Corporate-Owned Life Insurance)(United States General Accounting Office)
May 24, 2004;
Coventry takes firm to court over mortality projections.(Litigation)(Coventry First)(Brief Article)
May 24, 2004;
Life industry surplus gain in '03 was the highest in 10 years: the 16.4% gain was fueled by strong operating earnings and positive net capital gains.(Industry Stats)(Illustration)
May 24, 2004;