Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
MIB Life Index: Activity in a Mid-Summer Slumber
By Michael K. StanleyU.S. application activity for individually underwritten life insurance was down 1.4 percent in July, all ages combined year-over year. The drop was typical, precipitated by summer listlessness.
August 13, 2012
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August 12, 2012
Changing of the GuardDr. Terri Vaughan will retire as chief executive officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners in February.
August 10, 2012
Insurer Thrifts to be Subject to Bank RulesInsurers that operate thrifts would be subject to the same capital standards as banks at the holding company level except for certain unique insurance activities under new capital standards being proposed by federal regulators.
August 10, 2012
New York Life Foundation Gives $300,000 Over 3 Years to 300 youthThe New York Life Foundation has declared a three-year $300,000 grant to Inwood House. The grant is to be utilized through educational services that will help approximately 300 pregnant and parenting youth in New York City.
August 10, 2012
New York Life Foundation Gives $300,000 Over 3 Years to 300 youthThe New York Life Foundation has declared a three-year $300,000 grant to Inwood House. The grant is to be utilized through educational services that will help approximately 300 pregnant and parenting youth in New York City.
August 10, 2012
Fitch: Pru Financial's Hybrid Debt at 'BBB-'Fitch Ratings has given a BBB- rating to Prudential Financial Inc.s (PFI) issuance of $1 billion of 5.875 percent fixed to floating rate junior subordinated notes that will be due in 2014.
August 10, 2012
Cerulli: Custom Target-Date Funds in 401(k)s Expected to Rocket 370% by 2016The Cerulli report pegs the value of custom target-date fund assets in defined contribution plans at $218 billion in 2016, up 370% from the $46.4 billion posted in 2011.