Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Obama Team Targets Estate Tax, DRD, COLI, Life Settlements
By Arthur D. PostalThe Obama administration has unveiled a deficit reduction package that could impose a $6 billion hit on corporate-owned life insurance arrangements and raise $866 billion by turning the federal estate tax clock back to 2009.
September 19, 2011
HLC Proposes Traditional Medicare OverhaulCongress should increase the normal Medicare eligibility age to 67 and replace the government-run basic Medicare program with access to private plans, according to the Healthcare Leadership Council.
September 19, 2011
Actuary to NAIC Panel: How Much Experience Can You Handle?Norman Hill is asking drafters of an insurance experience reporting guide for more details about experience program data analysis capacity.
September 19, 2011
Feds to Rewrite ERISA Fiduciary Definition RevisionThe U.S. Department of Labor says it will re-do efforts to update the definition of fiduciary it uses in dealings with retirement plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
September 19, 2011
Primerica to Lease New HeadquartersA life insurer that courts middle-income families plans to move to a new home in April 2013.
September 19, 2011
Huge potential for life insurance salesLIMRA estimates the untapped market for life insurance sales at $17.5 trillion
September 19, 2011
Analysts: That Briar Patch Looks Good to UsFederal budget negotiations that increase tax rates for higher income consumers could be good for U.S. life insurers, securities analysts say.
September 19, 2011
The NU 200 Industry LeadersFew industries are as data-driven and introspective as the life and health insurance business, which is why National Underwriter is proud to present its annual 200 Industry Leaders report.