Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Northwestern Mutual to Recruit More Than 5,000 Agents in 2012
By Warren S. HerschNorthwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Milwaukee, says it plans to add more than 2,000 financial representatives and 3,000 financial representative interns to its sale force in 2012. The recruiting effort is the Northwesterns largest in the mutual insurers 155-year history, the company says.
February 02, 2012
Who Will Regulate the Regulators? (AdvisorOne)In a soon to be released book called Guardians of Finance, the authors argue that our current regulatory measures aren't strong enough. What they want is a new institution whose sole job is to evaluate financial regulation.
February 02, 2012
Health Insurance Stocks for a Republican Win (The Street)In an election year, stock portfolios, like so many things, are influenced heavily by the way political winds blow.
February 02, 2012
Book Review: Khuda Buksh: The Pioneer of Life Insurance in Bangladesh by Muhammad Obaidur Rahim (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)An aspirational new book highlights the achievements of Khuda Buksh, who has been bringing the benefits of life insurance to the people of South Asia for forty years.
February 02, 2012
MetLife’s Michael Farrell to Move to Global Employee Benefits UnitMetropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York, says it has reassigned Michael Farrell, the head of U.S. distribution. Henceforth, Farrell will occupy a position in MetLifes Global Employee Benefits unit, according to a company spokesperson.
February 02, 2012
MetLife’s Michael Farrell to Move to Global Employee Benefits UnitMetropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York, says it has reassigned Michael Farrell, the head of U.S. distribution. Henceforth, Farrell will occupy a position in MetLifes Global Employee Benefits unit, according to a company spokesperson.
February 02, 2012
Death Master File Under Scrutiny at House HearingA watchdog at the Social Security Administration testified today that there are about 1,000 cases each month in which a living individual is mistakenly included in the agencys Death Master File.
February 02, 2012
Help for a Family of OneMore adult Americans are living single. Are you making sure they have appropriate life insurance coverage?