Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Conning: Life Insurers Right in the Middle of a Big Opportunity
By Michael K. StanleyThe life insurance industry will have to adapt to demographic and economic changes that will have a direct impact on the manner in which they market and sell their products in order for them to remain relevant when individuals and families contemplate their options for financial planning.
March 14, 2012
Goldman Sachs Exec Resigns via Angry New York Times Op-Ed (Atlantic Wire)The former executive director's resignation letter appears on Wednesday's Opinion Page of The New York Times.
March 14, 2012
States Facing ‘Sleeping Cancer’ in 96% Unfunded Retiree Benefits (Bloomberg)The gap is only getting wider as the number of adults hitting retirement age grows.
March 14, 2012
Goldman SuchsA scathing public resignation letter from one of the world's most vilified investment banks provides a good example on the power of culture, social media, and going public.
March 13, 2012
15 Banks Passed Stress Tests; Citi, 3 More FailAll but four of 19 major U.S. banks got a green light Tuesday from the Federal Reserve to boost their dividends and take other steps that will make their stocks more attractive to investors.
March 13, 2012
Wealthy Worry They Might Be Targets, but Don’t Buy Adequate ProtectionOccupy Wall St.? Buffett Rule? The high-net-worth feel they might be sued, but fail to purchase the appropriate umbrella liability coverage.
March 13, 2012
MetLife Statement on Fed's Rejection of Its Capital Distribution PlanThe bank holding company says it is mostly an Insurer: We do not believe that the bank-centric methodologies used under the CCAR are appropriate for insurance companies, which operate under a different business model than banks, says its CEO. MetLife is pulling the plug on its bank holding company status...
March 13, 2012
Pru Foundation Gives $5.65M to Fight Child Hunger, PovertyThe Prudential Foundation, a not-for-profit- corporation supported by the Prudential Insurance Company of America, a subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc., Newark, NJ, has approved $5.65 million in grants that will fund educational opportunities for children while striving to stop hunger and poverty while at the same time exposing youth to...