Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
3 months in the life of an ELNY annuitant
By Bill Coffin, Nichole MorfordBetween Dec. 7, 2011 and March 15, 2012, a group of ELNY payees were faced with a series of decisions some within their control, many outside of it that would change the course of their lives.
November 08, 2012
Timothy CulhaneIn 1980, contractor Timothy Culhane was working on a seven-story worksite when he tripped on some unsecured cabling laid down by electrical subcontractors.
November 08, 2012
Reggie KellyOn Sept. 13, 1983, welder Reggie Kelly hopped on his motorcycle to go cash his paycheck over a lunch break. In the moments that followed, everything changed.
November 08, 2012
MIB Index: U.S. life insurance activity up in OctoberU.S. application activity for individually underwritten life insurance was up 2.8 percent in October, year-over-year all ages combined.
November 08, 2012
Letter to an ELNY payeeOn Dec. 7, 2011, 10,000 letters were mailed announcing ELNY's impending liquidation. How many were actually opened?
November 08, 2012
Oklahoma agent pleads guilty in annuity scamA former insurance agent convinced victims to cash in life and annuity polices in exchange for precious metals.
November 08, 2012
Sandra and Lawrence Foreman-KenikJust south of Great Falls, Montana, Sandy and Lawrence Foreman-Kenik are grappling with the reality that very soon, their retirement plans are going to fall apart.
November 08, 2012
Congress back to fiscal cliff sparringTwo days after the election, the ongoing battle of Washington returns -- the dreaded fiscal cliff, and how to deal with it.