Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Boomers Speak Out on Risk Tolerance
By Daniel WilliamsWith 2011 remembered by many as a year of extreme volatility, we reached out to Boomer consumers to gauge their appetite for risk tolerance.
December 21, 2011
Prudential Calls for Coordination on All FrontsPrudential says that state regulators and the NAIC should support the FIO's lead role at the G-20, and FSB.
December 21, 2011
Fed Takes on 'Too Big to Fail' (The Hill)In a lengthy proposal published Tuesday, the Federal Reserve proposed a slew of new restrictions and requirements for large banks and other major financial institutions as it works to implement a big chunk of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law.
December 21, 2011
New FED Standards May Impact Life InsurersSome life insurers may be left at a competitive disadvantage if new capital requirement standards by the Federal Reserve Board are enacted.
December 21, 2011
There's Still Time for 2011 Tax ReliefIf youre just beginning to think about your clients' 2011 income tax return (or your own, for that matter), youve got a late start but its still not too late to cash in on some savings.
December 21, 2011
European Central Bank Lends $639 Billion Over 3 YearsThe European Central Bank loaned a massive euro489 billion ($639 billion) to hundreds of banks for an exceptionally long period of three years to shore up a financial system that is under pressure from the eurozone's government debt crisis.
December 21, 2011
Kehrer-LIMRA: Bank Life Sales Trending UpBank life sales are trending upwards once again according to a new report by Kehrer-LIMRA
December 20, 2011
Gen X and Gen Y Saving More than Boomers (Reuters)As boomers head into retirement at a fast clip of 10,000 per day, more than a quarter are uncertain whether they'll be able to meet their savings goals by the time they are ready to retire.