Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Conning: Low Interest Rate Environment is Bad for Life Insurers
By Warren S. HerschAnalysis of life insurers' investment profile shows their response to the credit crisis, increasing cash and sovereign debt holdings, now exposes the companies to risks stemming from low interest rates.
October 20, 2011
Allianz Life Hires Jeff Palm as New Chief Information OfficerAllianz Life Insurance Company of North America today named Jeff Palm as the new senior vice president and chief information officer.
October 20, 2011
Federal Regulatory Scenarios Require Uniformity at All Levels, Report SaysSmoothing out the inefficiencies of state regulation, with its dependency on state legislatures, opens a range of possibilities in federal oversight, which will again lead to federal supervisory overlaps unless a federal regulatory with power to be the last word on all aspects of insurance regulation is created, a report...
October 19, 2011
Retirement Planning in Margaritaville, According to Jimmy BuffettCan entertainer and consummate beach bum Jimmy Buffett really be almost 65? And, more importantly, has Buffett prepared for his golden years? Apparently so.
October 19, 2011
Fiduciary Duty Main Reason Clients Choose to Work with RIAs: Survey (BenefitsPro.com)Fiduciary duty is the No. 1 reason clients choose to work with independent registered investment advisors, according to a recent advisor sentiment survey released by TD Ameritrade Institutional.
October 19, 2011
Target Date Funds Get Better and Bigger, Report Finds (Reuters)Target date funds are increasing in popularity, and they're also serving customers better, according to a new report from Brightscope/Target Data Analytics.
October 19, 2011
Annuity, Insurance and LTC Owners Express Greater Retirement ConfidenceBut retirement confidence among all survey respondents drops nearly 20% in 2011, hitting a four-year low ...
October 19, 2011
Most Retirees Will Not See Full COLA in 2012 Social Security ChecksInsured Retirement Institute President Cathy Weatherford says the need for guaranteed income is growing as Social Security and pensions become less reliable forms of retirement income.