A growing number of wealthy investors are using smart phones for talking, texting, and emailing, and are spending more time on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and even Twitter. This is according to new research from the Spectrem Group, a strategic consulting and market research firm specializing in the affluent and retirement markets.

First-hand experience with the challenges of financing long-term care for loved ones, as well as testimonials of hardship resulting from a long-term-care event, are the primary motivators for purchasing long-term-care insurance, but consumers are hungry for more education on this type of coverage, according to recent research from Mutual of Omaha.

In support of Life Insurance Awareness Month, ING U.S. recently released findings from a new consumer study that underscores striking disconnects in attitudes and behaviors toward life insurance.

With ongoing tax law changes, product enhancements, insurance carriers entering or leaving different markets and new riders, how do you keep up with all of these changes?

Meet Generation Z. They are patient, collaborative and, contrary to popular belief, do not necessarily prefer electronic communication to personal connections. This is according to a new “Gen Z” survey conducted by TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation.

The largest long-term-care insurance claim paid totaled $3 million, while the largest claim that is still being paid to an LTCI policyholder has exceeded $1.7 million in paid benefits, according to a report from the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.

Prudential Individual Life Insurance, a business of Prudential Financial, Inc., recently announced that Caroline Feeney, CLU, ChFC, who is currently Agency Distribution’s vice president of the eastern territory, will become president of Agency Distribution, succeeding John Greene, when he retires in September. In this role, Feeney will be responsible for the company’s career distribution system for insurance and investment products in the United States.

Each September, the LIFE Foundation coordinates Life Insurance Awareness Month (LIAM). It's an industry-wide educational campaign aimed at encouraging all Americans to take stock of their life insurance needs. The resources in the three sections of LIFE's Producer e-Kit will provide you with everything you need to put together an effective LIAM 2012 marketing campaign.

"Since taking a sabbatical from his New York City-based firm and beginning his one-year term as NAIFA’s president last September, Miller figures he’ll have spent the better part of 300 days away from his home in New Canaan, Conn., taking care of NAIFA business."

A Travelers Insurance questionnaire posed to small-business owners who recently attended the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Summit shows that most are at risk in the wake of a potential disaster.