Annuity Engagement on the Rise

Annuity Engagement on the Rise

Annuity engagement is the rate of employee participation in employment-based plans. Interest in guaranteed lifetime income options in defined contribution (DC) plans is growing after the latest market downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Research from Allianz...
What Accelerated Underwriting Means for You

What Accelerated Underwriting Means for You

Accelerated underwriting is increasingly more popular in the life insurance industry. Three out of every four insurance companies currently use accelerated underwriting and the rest are planning on implementing the “express underwriting” process in the near future....
Life Insurance for Vapers: Up in Smoke?

Life Insurance for Vapers: Up in Smoke?

At first, life insurance for vapers would appear to be a good bet. Vaping would be better than smoking cigarettes, right? Vaping started to become really popular in 2010. Vapers, who were mostly x-smokers, were desperate to kick the habit of smoking or were jumping on...