Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
The Inconvenient Truth About Retirement Planning
By David C. LewisThe modern idea of retirement planning is less about financial independence and more about acclimating clients to the idea of social welfare programs.
July 10, 2012
FSI Fires Back on DOL's 'Disappointment' with Industry Data CollectionThe FSI's letter is a direct response to the June 20 letter from Phyllis Borzi to Congressmen, Education and Workforce Committee Chair John Kline, R-Minn., and Ranking Member George Miller, D-Calif.
July 10, 2012
Should Goldman Sachs go out of business? (Reuters)Goldman Sachs stock has fallen some 30% in the past year and trades for just 0.7 times book value. Investors are asking if Goldman Sachs should go out of business.
July 10, 2012
New York Fed says it knew of Barclays Libor “problems” (Bloomberg)Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., who chairs the Senate Banking Committee, said the committee has begun to schedule briefings with relevant parties to learn more about these allegations and related enforcement actions.
July 10, 2012
The recession’s unexpected gift: Reviving multigenerational living (Daily Finance)The percentage of middle-aged adults living with their parents has been growing steadily in the United States since the 1970s.
July 10, 2012
5 super costly divorces of the rich and famous (AdvisorOne)Prenuptial agreements have been around in the United States since the late 19th century, but their use really picked up with the advent of the celebrity marriage.
July 10, 2012
Mercer: Most Employers Haven’t Met PPACA’s 2014 RequirementsMost employers have yet to develop a strategy to meet requirements that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will impose on employers beginning in 2014, new research reveals.
July 10, 2012
Symetra Forms New Group Life, DI and Employee Leave Management Claims TeamSymetra Life Insurance Company, Bellevue, Wash., has announced the establishment of a new group life and disability insurance (DI) claims team that will provide integrated claims and absence management support to employers and their employees.