Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Gauging the fiscal cliff
By Leon LabrecqueA look at fiscal cliff danger zones, who's impacted and possible fixes, in easy-to-understand chart form.
November 27, 2012
An annuity good for consumers…and carriersFeatures available on todays fixed indexed annuities can give consumers the growth and safety they crave while allowing insurers to survive a low interest rate environment.
November 26, 2012
3 more social-media ailments (and their cures)Trouble in cyberspace? Heres your prescription for overcoming it.
November 26, 2012
Underinsurance a problem in Canada, tooMost parents have life insurance, but more than half don't think they have an adequate amount, recent poll says.
November 26, 2012
AIG explores $500 million joint venture with Chinese insurersAs AIG re-establishes itself, it returns to its roots with a hefty investment in Asian markets.
November 26, 2012
Forget the cliff, 3.8% PPACA tax is comingWith all the buzz around the Bush tax cuts that are set to expire in 2013, what tends to get overlooked is a tax that will definitely take effect in the new year: the 3.8 percent tax on investment income.
November 26, 2012
Valuation Manual heads to NAIC meeting with fingers crossedWill New York be on board as the regulatory year comes to a close and legislative season readies to open?
November 26, 2012
Valuation Manual heads to NAIC meeting with fingers crossedWill New York be on board as the regulatory year comes to a close and legislative season readies to open?