<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss
version="2.0"
xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
><channel><title>IFAwebnews &#187; MIB Life Index</title> <atom:link href="http://ifawebnews.com/tag/mib-life-index/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://ifawebnews.com</link> <description>The nation’s homepage for insurance industry news</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:25:50 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Are recent life insurance and financial reports a reason for optimism?</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/31/are-recent-life-insurance-and-financial-reports-a-reason-for-optimism/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/31/are-recent-life-insurance-and-financial-reports-a-reason-for-optimism/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:18:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tony Ondrusek</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trade Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Deloitte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MIB Life Index]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Prudential]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28274</guid> <description><![CDATA[The experts have looked at some figures and peered into their crystal balls, and if what they see in the life insurance and financial services sectors is more than just a hiccup, we might see some good trends.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/31/are-recent-life-insurance-and-financial-reports-a-reason-for-optimism/">Are recent life insurance and financial reports a reason for optimism?</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/31/are-recent-life-insurance-and-financial-reports-a-reason-for-optimism/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Life insurance activity showed &#8216;marked resilience&#8217; in 2011</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/26/life-insurance-activity-showed-marked-resilience-in-2011/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/26/life-insurance-activity-showed-marked-resilience-in-2011/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:50:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New York]]></category> <category><![CDATA[North Carolina]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lee Oliphant]]></category> <category><![CDATA[life insurance applications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MIB Life Index]]></category> <category><![CDATA[research]]></category> <category><![CDATA[study]]></category> <category><![CDATA[trends]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28232</guid> <description><![CDATA[The life insurance application activity for last year finished slightly above the 2010 level, spurred in part by 5.8% year-over-year growth in December.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/26/life-insurance-activity-showed-marked-resilience-in-2011/">Life insurance activity showed &#8216;marked resilience&#8217; in 2011</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/26/life-insurance-activity-showed-marked-resilience-in-2011/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Slight gain a &#8216;positive note&#8217; for life insurance application filings</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/12/11/slight-gain-a-positive-note-for-life-insurance-application-filings/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/12/11/slight-gain-a-positive-note-for-life-insurance-application-filings/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:57:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2010]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[life insurance applications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MIB Life Index]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=27710</guid> <description><![CDATA[Life insurance application activity showed a meager 0.5% gain in November, although researchers said the “no change” status signaled a “positive tone.”<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2011/12/11/slight-gain-a-positive-note-for-life-insurance-application-filings/">Slight gain a &#8216;positive note&#8217; for life insurance application filings</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/12/11/slight-gain-a-positive-note-for-life-insurance-application-filings/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Slightly more people applied for life insurance in October</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/11/14/slightly-more-people-applied-for-life-insurance-in-october/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/11/14/slightly-more-people-applied-for-life-insurance-in-october/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:14:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lee Oliphant]]></category> <category><![CDATA[life insurance applications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MIB Life Index]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=27459</guid> <description><![CDATA[The number of individually underwritten life insurance applications filed rose 1.6% in October, compared to the same period last year, according to the monthly MIB Life Index.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2011/11/14/slightly-more-people-applied-for-life-insurance-in-october/">Slightly more people applied for life insurance in October</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/11/14/slightly-more-people-applied-for-life-insurance-in-october/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Life insurance application filings down; &#8216;rollercoaster&#8217; ride predicted</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/10/13/life-insurance-application-filings-down-rollercoaster-ride-predicted/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/10/13/life-insurance-application-filings-down-rollercoaster-ride-predicted/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:24:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2010]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[life insurance applications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MIB Life Index]]></category> <category><![CDATA[research]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=27179</guid> <description><![CDATA[The string of three straight months of increased application activity for individually underwritten life insurance was broken in September, and an industry expert is forecasting a “rollercoaster” ride in the future.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2011/10/13/life-insurance-application-filings-down-rollercoaster-ride-predicted/">Life insurance application filings down; &#8216;rollercoaster&#8217; ride predicted</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/10/13/life-insurance-application-filings-down-rollercoaster-ride-predicted/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>‘Unprecedented’ rise in applications filed for life insurance in July</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/08/23/unprecedented-rise-in-applications-filed-for-life-insurance-in-july/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/08/23/unprecedented-rise-in-applications-filed-for-life-insurance-in-july/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:06:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New York]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[life insurance applications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MIB Life Index]]></category> <category><![CDATA[research]]></category> <category><![CDATA[study]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=26526</guid> <description><![CDATA[Applications filed for individually underwritten life insurance increased 2.1% in July, an “unprecedented” increase for the month, according to the MIB Life Index.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2011/08/23/unprecedented-rise-in-applications-filed-for-life-insurance-in-july/">‘Unprecedented’ rise in applications filed for life insurance in July</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/08/23/unprecedented-rise-in-applications-filed-for-life-insurance-in-july/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Second-quarter life application decline not as bad as in past years</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/07/15/second-quarter-life-application-decline-not-as-bad-as-in-past-years/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/07/15/second-quarter-life-application-decline-not-as-bad-as-in-past-years/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:04:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>IFAwebnews Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New York]]></category> <category><![CDATA[North Carolina]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[applications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MIB Life Index]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=25907</guid> <description><![CDATA[The second-quarter decline in individually underwritten life insurance applications was less than in prior years.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2011/07/15/second-quarter-life-application-decline-not-as-bad-as-in-past-years/">Second-quarter life application decline not as bad as in past years</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/07/15/second-quarter-life-application-decline-not-as-bad-as-in-past-years/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Key market for life insurance appears to be losing interest</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/06/20/key-market-for-life-insurance-appears-to-be-losing-interest/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/06/20/key-market-for-life-insurance-appears-to-be-losing-interest/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:35:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[life insurance market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MIB Life Index]]></category> <category><![CDATA[research]]></category> <category><![CDATA[trends]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=25589</guid> <description><![CDATA[Interest in life insurance products among people 60 and over appears to be waning, even though the age group continues to be responsible for the greatest increase in monthly sales.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2011/06/20/key-market-for-life-insurance-appears-to-be-losing-interest/">Key market for life insurance appears to be losing interest</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/06/20/key-market-for-life-insurance-appears-to-be-losing-interest/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>April showers bringing about positive life insurance activity</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/05/09/april-showers-bringing-about-positive-life-insurance-activity/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/05/09/april-showers-bringing-about-positive-life-insurance-activity/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 12:34:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[life insurance applications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MIB Life Index]]></category> <category><![CDATA[research]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=25048</guid> <description><![CDATA[April showers appear to have brought an increase in individually underwritten life insurance applications, according to a monthly analysis.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2011/05/09/april-showers-bringing-about-positive-life-insurance-activity/">April showers bringing about positive life insurance activity</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/05/09/april-showers-bringing-about-positive-life-insurance-activity/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Applications for life insurance up in March, down for quarter</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/04/19/applications-for-life-insurance-up-in-march-down-for-quarter/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/04/19/applications-for-life-insurance-up-in-march-down-for-quarter/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:45:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>IFAwebnews Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Life Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[life insurance applications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MIB Life Index]]></category> <category><![CDATA[research]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=24719</guid> <description><![CDATA[Slightly more applications for individually underwritten life insurance were written in March, according to the monthly MIB Life Index.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2011/04/19/applications-for-life-insurance-up-in-march-down-for-quarter/">Applications for life insurance up in March, down for quarter</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/04/19/applications-for-life-insurance-up-in-march-down-for-quarter/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
<!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/

Minified using disk: basic
Page Caching using disk: enhanced
Content Delivery Network via ifajshead.ifamedia.netdna-cdn.com

Served from: ifawebnews.com @ 2012-02-12 12:00:45 -->
