insurance coverage

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  Matching HNW Clients’ Coverage With Their Risk Profile

  By Kathleen Tierney, Chubb  |  May 14, 2013

  Even, and especially, for the high net worth, make sure those clients’ insurance coverage matches their risk profile. Ask probing questions to determine their real, if often overlooked, risks.

• Playing Defense on Bonds

  By Ronald L. Delegge  |  April 29, 2013

  The recent bull market in bond prices has been called the biggest bond bubble in history. Thanks to a combination of stock-averse investors and multi-billion dollar purchases of U.S. Treasuries by the Federal Reserve, higher bond prices have fueled the boom. But what happens when the trend reverses? How can...

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  4 Ways to Hedge Against a Stock Market Correction

  By Ron DeLegge, ETFguide.com  |  March 31, 2013

  With recent highs going ever higher, there are several strategies for advisors and clients to consider.

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  LTCI Benefits Exceed $6B in 2012

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  March 14, 2013

  Insurers paid $6.6 billion in long-term care insurance benefits in 2012, according to the American Association for Long Term Care Insurance.

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  Trusts and LLCs: Smart Ways to Transfer Wealth and Risk, but Mind the Details

  By Kathleen Tierney, Chubb  |  February 21, 2013

  There are many intelligent reasons to transfer high-value assets to a trust or LLC, but there’s a devil lurking in the details, specifically the insurance considerations.

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  Storm Urges

  By Olivia Mellan  |  December 21, 2012

  “Expect the best, but plan for the worst” is advice you’ve probably given your clients for years. But what happens when the worst is worse than their most awful fears?

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  How Clients Can Secure Their Property: Lessons From Sandy

  By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 5, 2012

  Given that many Sandy-stricken areas are still without power, how can property owners—whether business or homeowners—protect themselves against crime?

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  Long-Term Care Insurance Not Just for Elderly

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 5, 2012

  It’s a common perception that such coverage is for older people who suffer failing faculties due to their age. But a study found that claimants as young as 24 had used their policies, sometimes for years.

• The Meaning of Life

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  August 21, 2012

  September is Life Insurance Awareness Month … whoa, wait; stop. Stay with me.

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  HSAs Losing Luster Under Obamacare

  By Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M., William H. Byrnes, Esq.  |  July 27, 2012

  HSAs are about to lose much of their value under the PPACA, which will impose minimum reimbursement rates on all health insurance plans—ensuring that premiums for high-deductible plans will increase.