Living Benefits

Beware leveraged loans

Leveraged loans are risky, but that hasn’t stopped insurance advisors from touting them, with most positioning them as the ultimate living benefit of a death benefit product.

By Helena Smeenk Pritchard |June 22, 2012

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RBC suspends permanent insurance

RBC is suspending new sales of its permanent insurance products effective June 23, 2012.

By Vikram Barhat |June 14, 2012

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Manitoba’s new tax on life insurance hurts clients: CLHIA

Manitoba has proposed a new retail sales tax (RST) on individual disability insurance, critical-illness insurance and group disability insurance.

By Suzanne Sharma |June 14, 2012

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Say goodbye to GMWB as you knew it

The clock is ticking for you to get your clients locked into guaranteed income products, as insurers continue to re-jig contracts, suspend sales or just get out of the business altogether.

By Staff |June 11, 2012

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