Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Court: Insurance company not to blame for wrong beneficiary designation
By Steven A. Meyerowitz, Esq., Director, FC&S LegalA federal district court has ruled that a life insurance company owed no duty to an insured's employer to properly maintain designation of beneficiary forms.
July 23, 2013
Employer health care spending tops 4.3% CAGRHospital outpatient services grew the fastest, achieving a 6.5 percent compounded annual growth rate in 2011.
July 23, 2013
The most interest-rate sensitive insurersAn interest rate spike could push policyholders to higher-return products as life insurers' portfolios report unrealized losses.
July 23, 2013
The most interest-rate sensitive insurersAn interest rate spike could push policyholders to higher-return products as life insurers' portfolios report unrealized losses.
July 23, 2013
For some gays in America, a legal victory becomes a tax headacheAs Americans, we should be accustomed to the unbeaten path.
July 23, 2013
Multistrategy products showing popularityNearly eight in 10 institutional investors requested multistrategy hedge fund products during the past year.