Warren S. Hersch

About the Author

Warren S. Hersch

Warren S. Hersch is Senior Editor, Advanced Markets & Sales, for National Underwriter Life & Health magazine, which he joined in 2004. He covers practice management and life insurance-funded advanced planning techniques and trends in such areas as executive benefits, wealth transfer/estate planning, retirement planning and business planning. In addition, he serves as the Annuities & Wealth Management News Editor of LifeHealthPro.com.  Previously, Mr. Hersch served in various editorial capacities at Call Center Magazine, Teleconnect and Computer Reseller News (CRN), all publications of the information technology publisher United Business Media. He also was an editor and analyst at Probe Research. Mr. Hersch has a B.A. in economics and history from the University of Colorado at Boulder and can be reached at whersch@sbmedia.com. 

• Less Than Half of Small Businesses Offer Employee Benefits

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  January 30, 2013

  Lowest level in two decades of research, LIMRA says.

• Local Regs Reason for Severing Client Relationships: Report

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  January 14, 2013

  Study shows 77% of senior financial services managers would consider ending relationships because of compliance concerns.

• Economic Optimism Jumps Sharply: Survey

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  December 11, 2012

  The percentage of American workers who believe the economy will improve in 2013 has risen by 11 percentage points in just one quarter.

• Holiday Shopping Uptick Predicted

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  October 30, 2012

  USAA forecasts higher sales among holiday shoppers in a summary of results from the company’s fourth annual holiday spending survey of 1,011 adult consumers.

• Survey: One Quarter of Female Business Owners Uncertain About Cyber Risk Protection

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  October 18, 2012

  Though 65% of small businesses say the Internet is critical to their success, one quarter of female business owners are uncertain about risk.

• Guardian Life Survey Flags Room for Improvement in Employee Benefits

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  October 8, 2012

  Most U.S. workers believe their companies’ employees benefits can be substantially improved, according to a new report.

• One in Four Americans Waiting to Buy Homes Until After Election: Survey

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  September 21, 2012

  More than half say presidential election will not impact their decision.

• Retirement Income Will Be 'Biggest Trend' Over Next 5 Years

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  June 11, 2012

  Plan sponsors and recordkeepers agree focus on retirement income one of the biggest retirement practice trends to emerge in near future, new research reveals.

• COUNTRY Financial Security Index Continues Edging Up

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  April 19, 2012

  The uptick marks the fourth consecutive increase in financial security sentiments, the longest in the survey's five-year history, the company reports.