Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Prudential’s 2Q Net Income Soars on One-Time Gain
By Associated PressA stronger Japanese yen relative to the dollar swelled the market value of Prudential derivatives in the April-June quarter.
August 02, 2012
The life insurance survival guide (BenefitsPro)A few tips on how to prosper in the life insurance business can never hurt.
August 02, 2012
Veepstakes: What if Romney rolled the dice? (Politico)Mitt Romney can pick a running mate from the safe list or go maverick by choosing someone who can help him in battleground states.
August 01, 2012
Senate Dems Play Hardball with Tax BattleSenate Democrats signaled that they will hold hostage extension of the current, relatively generous, estate tax provisions to higher taxes on the wealthy.
August 01, 2012
FSOC Warns About Low Interest Rate Environment RamificationsWith U.S.Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner due to address the House Financial Services Committee, July 25, on the annual report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), a Dodd-Frank Act requirement, expect some cautionary words about the health of the insurance industry and concerns surrounding the euro.
August 01, 2012
On the Third Hand: Disability Insurance Observer: Gaps at the TopThe top of the individual disability insurance market seems to be warming up with the rest of the market, but plenty of glacial ignorance remains.
August 01, 2012
Producer's Corner: Expect a Surge in DIA SalesMy review beginning on p. 38 of deferred income annuities (DIAs) (products that delay the start date of annuitization by more than the 12-month time limitation imposed on single premium immediate annuities) provides a generally positive assessment of this recent entrant to the annuity marketplace.
August 01, 2012
Bill to Be Introduced Exempting Insurers from SIFI DesignationA senior Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee plans to introduce legislation that would bar federal regulators from designating insurance companies as systemically significant.