The letters that appear at the end of the names of insurance agents and other financial service professionals can make a difference in their income, according to a new survey.

The Round Table of New York, an organization of insurance field leaders, plans to award Larry Barton, president and CEO of The American College, with its Lifetime Achievement Award at its annual black tie dinner in December.

Peter C. Browne, co-founder of Price Raffel and Browne of New York, was awarded The American College’s Samuel H. Weese Award, recognizing his long-term generosity and voluntary service to the college and its advancement efforts, according to the Bryn Mawr, Pa.-based financial services educational organization.

The American College signed an agreement with MetLife to sponsor the new MetLife Learning Center, located on the college’s campus in the suburbs of Philadelphia.

Barbara Stucki of the National Council on Aging will present a seminar on reverse mortgages and other options for accessing home equity May 20.

The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors says it “exceeded all sales targets” for the LUTCF and FSS designation in 2009, opening the door to a deal to award partial scholarships for the career advancement courses this year.

Susan D. Waring recently became the first woman to ever be inducted into The American College’s Alumni Hall of Fame.

A collection of financial services groups in the Greater Philadelphia area are planning the first Greater Philadelphia Financial Services Super Day for Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Conshohocken, Pa., Marriott hotel.

The American College in Bryn Mawr, Pa., is hoping to take some of the confusion out of which designation is the best fit for financial planners through a new website offering what it calls “unbiased and interactive” means to evaluate options.

Financial service professionals have a new tool to help them better understand the complex retirement decisions facing consumers.

A new website at the New York Life Center for Retirement Income at …  Read →