Insurance

Life

Insurance can lower death tax

Business owners should consider estate-bond strategies to pass assets to heirs.

By André L’Espérance |November 1, 2011

4 min read

Life

Life insurance fertilizes next generation of farmers

Combine a policy and a mortgage and reap perennial growth in any industry, really.

By James Hilton and Cameron Jacox |November 1, 2011

3 min read

Life

Maximize retirement income

Combined with life insurance, an insured annuity can be a powerful tool wealth preservation tool

By André L’Espérance |November 1, 2011

3 min read

Industry

Study: Parents not adequately insured

Despite the prominence of cancer, stroke and heart disease in Canada, the majority of Canadian parents don't have critical illness insurance, according to a new poll by TD Insurance.

By Staff |November 1, 2011

1 min read

Life

Gifting insurance to charity

Talk to your advisor about how this strategy could work for you and your family.

By Philip Porado |November 1, 2011

3 min read

Industry

Manulife launches Synergy app

Manulife has rolled out a new Synergy application for the iPad. Synergy combines a life insurance policy, a critical illness insurance policy and a disability insurance policy into one package.

By Staff |October 27, 2011

1 min read

Industry

Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Products entered Canada with a bang, twisted through a few snags related to underlying pricing assumptions and now are cruising along as accepted components of client portfolios for those close to retirement.

By Philip Porado |October 21, 2011

7 min read

Estate Planning

Is your client legally competent?

On Monday, France's wealthiest woman, L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, lost control of her vast fortune after she failed a court-ordered incompetence test.

By Dean DiSpalatro |October 19, 2011

3 min read