Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Re-enrollment Effective in Boosting 401(k) Participation
By Paula Aven GladychThe most effective and immediate way to get 401(k) plan participants to improve their deferral rates is to re-enroll them into the plan.
March 14, 2012
I&RS: Monthly Annuity Inflows Averaged $7.5 Billion in 2011The report discloses that monthly outflows from annuities in 2011 averaged $5.5 billion. And net cash flows averaged just under $2 billion per month. The top 10 insurance parent/holding companies, the report adds, captured 79% of total inflows.
March 14, 2012
I&RS: Monthly Annuity Inflows Averaged $7.5 Billion in 2011The report discloses that monthly outflows from annuities in 2011 averaged $5.5 billion. And net cash flows averaged just under $2 billion per month. The top 10 insurance parent/holding companies, the report adds, captured 79% of total inflows.
March 14, 2012
MetLife Fails Federal Reserve "Stress Test"MetLife was one of four large financial institutions late Tuesday deemed to have failed a stress test imposed on large banking institutions by the Federal Reserve Board, a decision roundly criticized by MetLife and insurance analysts.
March 14, 2012
Rising Cost of Long-Term Care Insurance Squeezes BuyersIn its annual analysis of the premium cost for the most popular policies offered by 10 companies, AALTCI found that on average, a 55-year-old single individual who qualifies for preferred health discounts will pay $1,720 for $165,000$200,000 in current coverage.
March 14, 2012
1 in 4 401(k) Participants Invest Solely in TDFsNearly a quarter of 401(k) participants invest solely in target-date fundsa six-fold increase over the past five years, according to new Vanguard research.
March 14, 2012
Conning: Life Insurers Right in the Middle of a Big OpportunityThe 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
Conning: Life Insurers Right in the Middle of a Big OpportunityThe 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.