Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
IRS to Fix Inherited IRA Guidance That Confused Advisors
By Roger WohlnerThose who inherited an IRA in 2020 should wait for more guidance from the agency before taking a 2021 RMD, Ed Slott says.
April 23, 2021
Pandemic Deaths Cut Into Globe Life EarningsThe company increased earnings, but COVID-19, and lockdown-related mortality, hurt life underwriting margins.
April 22, 2021
COVID-19 and the Life Settlement MarketThe supply of policies has been weak, but that could change quickly.
April 21, 2021
Tax Rules Shape U.S. Life COVID-19 Impact: Fitch AnalystsFor life reinsurers, the impact has ranged from $5 million to $25 million per 10,000 total U.S. deaths.
April 19, 2021
COVID-19 Surge Colors the Northeast Red, and PinkMichigan is not the only state with an increase in new cases
April 16, 2021
Life Coverage Gap Grows: 2021 Insurance Barometer StudyLife Happens and LIMRA found that ownership of individual life might be holding up better than group life protection.
April 16, 2021
U.S. Individual Life Applications Climb 18.5%Application volume for consumers ages 51 through 70 was especially strong.
April 15, 2021
Q1 Life, Health and Annuity Earnings CalendarUnitedHealth got the latest round of earnings off to a brisk start.