Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
A Simple Way to Explain A Life Insurance Legacy
By Brian HeckertEven seniors with modest means can pass along a gift to their heirs.
March 02, 2012
Reader Comments of the WeekSee what readers are saying about this week's top stories on LifeHealthPro.com.
March 02, 2012
Post-Election Estate Tax Fix?The consensus is that the Bush-era tax cuts will be addressed after the presidential election.
March 02, 2012
Study: Banks that Offer Insurance and Investments are More ProfitableHouseholds that buy investments and insurance where they bank are among a retail financial institution's most profitable and desirable customers, according to a new study.
March 02, 2012
SERFF'S up for NAICThe unilateral decision by officials of National Association of Insurance Commissioners to broaden the use of the System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing (SERFF) to include regulatory purposes is coming under strong fire from industry trade groups.
March 02, 2012
Standard Insurance Debuts New Indexed Deferred AnnuityStandard Insurance Company, Portland, Ore., had debuted a new single-premium indexed deferred annuity. Dubbed Index Select Annuity, the product lets policyholders choose between a five- or seven-year surrender-charge period and allocate funds between an index interest account and a fixed interest account.
March 02, 2012
Standard Insurance Debuts New Indexed Deferred AnnuityStandard Insurance Company, Portland, Ore., had debuted a new single-premium indexed deferred annuity. Dubbed Index Select Annuity, the product lets policyholders choose between a five- or seven-year surrender-charge period and allocate funds between an index interest account and a fixed interest account.
March 02, 2012
Annuity Solutions for Retirement ConcernsA recent survey says that retirement-age consumers lack a solid retirement plan, which continues to keep them up at night. Annuities can overcome that concern.