Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
2003, All Over Again
By Staff WriterWhat's old is new again as life settlements are poised to regain much of their former glory, with their annual volume set to hit $4 billion by 2012.
October 06, 2011
ASPPA Warns Against Cutting 403(b) Plan Investment ProvidersASPPA white paper finds that participant choice is valuable both in terms of helping workers prepare for retirement and maintaining participation levels in 403(b) plans.
October 06, 2011
Thanks, SteveBefore Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs passed away yesterday, he gave us all a few unconventional gifts: a public battle with cancer that drove awareness of the health risks we all face, a fearless sense of innovation to inspire all who would take notice, and a rare appreciation for...
October 05, 2011
Analysis: Latest 401(k) Lawsuit Highlights Ongoing Fee Concerns (Reuters)More than three dozen lawsuits have been filed in recent years over investment decisions that have caused 401(k) values to plummet. The most recent was filed last week against Ameriprise Financial Inc., led by a group of employees who argue that the firm pushed workers into expensive and untested proprietary...
October 05, 2011
Blues' Lobbying Spending Keep Washington in the BlackWill the health and life insurance industry's spending so far in 2011 continue at the same pace as record 2009, 2010 years when major industry reforms were before Congress?
October 05, 2011
Blues' Lobbying Spending Keep Washington in the BlackWill the health and life insurance industry's spending so far in 2011 continue at the same pace as record 2009, 2010 years when major industry reforms were before Congress?
October 05, 2011
California Tightens Regs on Variable Products SalesCalifornia's spate of fresh insurance regulations continues unabated, with a new law aiming at barring life insurance agents from selling variable products in the state if they are no longer registered with federal authorities.