Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Prompt Action on Volcker Rule Urged
By Arthur D. PostalAlmost a quarter of the U.S. Senate, mostly Democrats, are urging regulators to act promptly to publish a final version of the so-called Volcker rule, which restricts banks from trading for their own accounts also known as proprietary trading.
April 27, 2012
Fed Sells Maiden Lane III BondsIt means that the end-game is being played on securities purchases by the Fed that were part of the federal governments immense financial aid to AIG in the fall and winter of 2008.
April 27, 2012
Mass Affluent Americans Push Back Retirement Date and Take Steps to Get on Track in Greater Numbers (Bank of America)Americans are changing their lifestyles now in order to save more for retirement which they already expect to delay.
April 27, 2012
California Gets into the Act--Dodd Frank's Credit for ReinsuranceThis reinsurance bill amends current insurance law and adds new statutory language to reflect the NAIC model law.
April 27, 2012
Reader Comments of the WeekReaders weigh in on Glenn Neasham, agent liability, tax breaks for LTCI and industry legend Joe Jordan.
April 27, 2012
Defendant Testifies in Life Insurance Fraud CaseA former Costa Rican insurance executive charged in a $670 million fraud scheme says he was unaware the firm's financial statements had been falsified.
April 27, 2012
Non-Seminar Events That Will Grow Your BusinessBanquet room seminars might not be working for you, but that's no reason to give up on events altogether. Some fresh ideas for your business.
April 26, 2012
My Message to the AALU: Drop the Restrictions on Press AccessIn a column I penned at this time last year, I urged the powers that be at the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting to lift restrictions on press access to their annual meeting, which is again being held this year in Washington, D.C, April 29-May 2. Either the associations executives...