October

Insurance & Investment Knowledge Center

• Individual Life

  • Universal life: Low interest rates drive up prices
    Product/market trends, Universal Life
  • Mid-sized insurers gain market share
    2007, October
  • Recruitment program at the heart of expansion plan       
    Distribution, June-July
  • Great-West reorganizes its individual distribution       
    2010, Distribution, June/July
  • Managing general agencies post sales growth
    Distribution, Sales trend
  • More Individual Life articles >>

• Group Insurance

  • Canadian and U.S. life insurance associations team up to promote global trade       
    2012, Distribution, Individual Life, March 2012
  • Small business backs pooled retirement pension plans       
    2012, Investment, March 2012
  • Group critical illness insurance: a trend toward more competitive products
    2012, Critical Illness, February 2012, Living Benefits
  • Growth in life and health insurance sales       
    2012, Critical Illness, Disability, Individual Life, Investment, January 2012, Living Benefits
  • Competition heats up in group market       
    November/December
  • More Group Insurance articles >>

• Investment

  • Mutual fund sales edge higher in 2011       
    2012, April 2012,
  • Budget 2012: Government wants to change criteria for exempt life insurance policies       
    2012, April 2012,
  • Small business backs pooled retirement pension plans       
    2012, Group Insurance, March 2012
  • Segregated funds: net sales sink       
    2012, March 2012, Segregated funds
  • Empire Life launches new fundco
    2012, Individual Life, March 2012
  • More Investment articles >>

• Financial planning

  • FPSC advocates for better ‘hiring literacy’       
    2012, April 2012,
  • Charitable giving can be an important pillar of a financial plan       
    2012, April 2012,
  • The Super Visa: a gold mine for insurers and financial advisors       
    2012, April 2012, Travel insurance
  • Make your practice senior friendly       
    2012, Focus on Financial Planning, March 2012
  • What if… a client wants you to act as executor       
    2012, Focus on Financial Planning, March 2012
  • More Financial Planning articles >>

• Living Benefits

  • Fourth consecutive year of sale growth       
    2012, April 2012, Critical Illness,
  • Group critical illness insurance: a trend toward more competitive products
    2012, Critical Illness, February 2012, Group Insurance, Living Benefits
  • Long term care insurance impacted by low interest rates       
    2012, January 2012, Living Benefits, Long Term Care
  • Sun Life slashes its team of long term care specialists
    2012, January 2012, Living Benefits, Long Term Care
  • Growth in life and health insurance sales       
    2012, Critical Illness, Disability, Group Insurance, Individual Life, Investment, January 2012, Living Benefits
  • More Individual Life articles >>

• CEO Strategies

  • Working together!       
    November/December
  • PPI Solutions looks to expand       
    2011, Distribution, Individual Life, October
  • Force financière Excel acquires Gadoua       
    2010, August, Distribution,
  • Acquisition allows QFS to expand in Atlantic Canada
    August,
  • Julie Dickson delivers warning to actuaries and insurers: time to “raise the bar”
    August, Regulations/compliance
  • More CEO Strategies articles >>