Corporate-owned life insurance as a charitable gift
Avoid bloopers when designating a charity as policy beneficiary
- By: Kevin Wark
- June 2, 2023 June 30, 2023
- 10:00
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Life insurers increase Assuris protection
Clients now get protection for at least 90% of their death benefits, seg fund guarantees and other coverages if their life insurer fails
- By: Greg Meckbach
- May 29, 2023 May 29, 2023
- 15:11
Insurance regulators promise new guidance on upfront compensation structures
Advisor chargebacks need robust controls, CCIR and CISRO said
- By: James Langton
- May 15, 2023 May 15, 2023
- 15:24
Advice-gap debate comes to insurance industry
Ahead of the proposed DSC ban for seg funds, a familiar refrain is in play
- By: Michelle Schriver
- May 12, 2023 July 19, 2023
- 15:53
Publicly funded LTC insurance could address eldercare costs: NIA
A study of programs in other countries provides insights for Canada, the National Institute on Ageing says
- By: Staff
- May 5, 2023 May 5, 2023
- 10:58
Life agents falling short, FSRA finds
Almost half of high-risk agent reviews found best-practice failures
- By: James Langton
- May 2, 2023 May 2, 2023
- 14:39
Participating whole life: What it can and can’t accomplish
Advisors should “show a less rosy picture” than the DSIR
- By: Greg Meckbach
- April 28, 2023 April 28, 2023
- 12:09
Considerations when selling insurance to the gig economy
One in 10 Canadians, many lacking employer-sponsored disability coverage, work in the gig economy
- By: Greg Meckbach
- April 26, 2023 April 26, 2023
- 15:11
FSRA’s Huston Loke appointed CCIR chair
Loke replaces Robert Bradley as head of the insurance regulators' association
- By: Staff
- April 24, 2023 April 24, 2023
- 15:25
FSRA finalizes seg fund DSC ban
Final rules for a ban beginning June 1 were sent to the finance minister for approval
- By: Greg Meckbach
- April 19, 2023 April 19, 2023
- 14:25
FSRA proposes new conditions on life MGA
Supervision framework “largely based on delegation to upline agents,” regulator alleged
- By: Greg Meckbach
- April 6, 2023 April 6, 2023
- 15:36
New insurance product for charitable donations could minimize philanthropy risk
Canada Life product addresses insurance-trafficking concerns that have previously dogged donations of life insurance
- By: Melissa Shin
- March 30, 2023 March 31, 2023
- 17:10
‘Bank run-type scenario’ at lifecos highly unlikely: DBRS
Causes of SVB failure unique to banks but some life insurance contracts with investment features are liquid, report says
- By: Greg Meckbach
- March 21, 2023 March 21, 2023
- 15:43
Insurers continued paying record benefits in year three of pandemic
Total premiums collected by insurers also rose in 2022, according to the CLHIA
- By: Staff
- September 26, 2023 September 26, 2023
- 11:34
What’s changed in life underwriting?
Medical developments and technology have led to improved experiences for some clients
- By: Renée Sylvestre-Williams
- September 18, 2023 September 20, 2023
- 10:22
Major life insurers taking steps, but falling short on climate action: report
Sun Life Financial Inc. and Manulife Financial Corp. are Canada's first and fourth-largest fossil fuel investors
- By: Ian Bickis, Canadian Press
- September 14, 2023 September 14, 2023
- 13:35
Rising interest rates lift interest in annuities
Clients can see annuities as an attractive alternative to managing their own retirement investments
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- July 13, 2023 July 13, 2023
- 09:56
Manulife partners with Cleveland Clinic Canada
The collaboration aims to promote better health outcomes within group benefits
- By: Staff
- January 26, 2023 January 26, 2023
- 12:39
Nicola Wealth buys Levine Financial Group
Toronto-based firm provides insurance products and services to doctor clients
- By: Staff
- November 8, 2022 November 8, 2022
- 11:11