Life insurance customer satisfaction drops as pandemic fears ease

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JD Power survey shows that that annuity customer satisfaction has also dropped for the same reason. Individual life insurance and annuity products have arrived at a customer engagement problem according to a recent JD Power study. The research showed that customer satisfaction with those products drops rapidly after purchase. The JD Power 2022 US Individual Life Insurance Study and the JD Power 2022 US Individual Annuity Study were both released last week and showed that customer satisfaction with both those products begins to drop quite quickly after their purchase. This…

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China launches new life insurance products regulations

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The country’s official regulator has established new rules to slow the growth of short- and mid-term products. Short- and mid-term life insurance products are now subject to new rules in China. These were shared on an official website notice from the Chinese industry regulator, the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC). CIRC has been working to be able to reduce the risk associated with the investment into these products. The CIRC’s concern is that if investments are made into stocks and long term assets using funds based on short-term life insurance,…

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Life insurance product for scuba divers now offered

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An insurer has just released a type of policy specifically for these underwater adventurers. As adventure sports start to become more popular, the several sectors of the industry, such as life insurance, have responded by coming up with products that are specifically designed for the needs of participants. Now, a new product has been released that targets individuals who enjoy scuba diving. The insurer behind this new product is Lifeline Direct Insurance Services, which often looks to develop products for specific lifestyles. They have observed that there is a need…

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New York Life maintains its largest slice of the market pie, leading the life insurance industry

Latest insurance news for life market New York Life has announced that it had once again achieved the position of top seller of new life insurance last year, with a solid 10.7 percent of the market share right through the last quarter of 2011. The sales of individual life insurance at New York Life experienced a steady increase throughout the year, having risen by 12 percent over the year before. This was the result of the work done by the insurer’s 12,250 licensed agents across the country. The head of…

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NY Soldiers, vets, and their families may receive insurance protection from Cuomo administration effort

The New York State Department of Financial Services has released a news statement that included Superintendant Benjamin M. Lawsky’s announcement that life insurance companies will be required to pay the full amount to the beneficiaries of the policies that were held by veterans, soldiers, and others, without holding the money in their accounts. Unless either the beneficiary or the policy buyer specifically indicates that the funds should be provided otherwise, this will be the new standard for all life insurance policies of this nature. For many years, the life insurance…

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