Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
IRS Establishes Church Plan Procedures
By Allison BellChurch plans will have to notify plan participants before asking the Internal Revenue Service to provide private letter rulings confirming the plans' status.
September 22, 2011
California Department Eyes LTC BlockThe California Department of Insurance has filed an administrative enforcement action against a life insurer in connection with allegations of problems with the handling of long term care insurance claims and other claims.
September 22, 2011
Personnel Changes: New York Life, Lincoln Financial, Ameritas, Symetra, Gen Re, EbixNew York Life Insurance Company has named Sue Ericksen chief information officer.
September 22, 2011
Health Care Law’s LTC Plan Appears Endangered by CLASS Act’s Potential DemiseThe Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday denied a rumor that the office administering the LTC portion of the health reform law was being shut for good.
September 22, 2011
Moody’s Downgrades BofA, Wells Fargo & CitigroupMore advisors may feel the necessity to seek independence, as lack of potential government bailouts led to ratings cut.
September 21, 2011
AHIMA: ICD-10 Shift Creaks to LifeU.S. health care providers are at least starting to think about planning for a move to the ICD-10-CM diagnostic coding system.
September 21, 2011
Another plan that will never become lawPresident Obama laid out his deficit reduction package on Monday, calling for $1.5 trillion in new taxes as part of a plan to save $3.2 trillion over the next decade.
September 21, 2011
Ohio: PPACA Could Push 660,000 Out of Group Health MarketThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could cut the number of uninsured Ohio residents by 790,000 in 2017, but it also could increase premiums for the 735,000 residents who have individual coverage by more than 55%.