Matt Richardson is the senior managing editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com. He writes and edits content about personal finance ranging from savings to investing to insurance.

This is the third year I’ve published a life insurance agent’s to-do list. The list represents my humble attempt to suggest ways for agents to be more productive and effective in the year ahead. A few ...

Ask your agent which type of life insurance, term or permanent, best suits your needs. Confirm with your agent if your policy offers living benefits, like access to cash value or critical illness ...

The leadership team of a life insurance agency has gathered for its quarterly planning meeting. Their topic for today: How to help agents increase production across the various lines of business. Of ...

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Integrating Medicare, Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare Supplement products into your life insurance practice is about offering a complete, client-focused solution that meets your clients’ ...

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Why do people only want to profit from you? I have two life-insurance policies: One is term and ends in 10 more years, and the other one is whole life. I have had the latter since 1999 and it is a low ...