Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
LTC Buyers Choose Higher Premiums Over Limited Benefits
By William H. Byrnes, Robert BloinkCan the LTC market come back from the brink?
August 26, 2011
Caligiuri: 10th Circuit FDIC Ruling Teaches a LessonAn unusual 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling has reminded life insurers about just how careful they have to be when they are trying to get Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. protection.
August 26, 2011
GAO: Federal Risk Pool Awkward, CostlyThe new federal Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan program is hard to get into, too expensive for the typical uninsured individual with a chronic illness, and under-promoted, according to officials at the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
August 26, 2011
Act now to leave a tax-free legacyEncourage your clients to make important estate-planning decisions this year.
August 26, 2011
California Appeals Court Rules on Executive Life SaleA state appeals court in San Francisco has upheld a lower-court ruling backing actions the California insurance commissioner took in connection with Executive Life Insurance Company.
August 26, 2011
Guardian: At Least Some of the Kids are Really, Really All RightMeredith Charlson, 16, has won the 2011 Girls Going Places Entrepreneurship Award.
August 26, 2011
Personnel Changes: Zurich, American United, ASPPA, Lockton DunningZurich Financial Services has hired Lance Henderson to be head of sales - corporate life and pensions North America for global life.
August 26, 2011
Banks Seek Relief as More Investors Move to CashAs more investors move to cash as a defensive move against another possible downturn, U.S. regulators have asked some banks to take more deposits from large investors even if its unprofitable. Bloomberg reports lenders in return are seeking relief on insurance premiums and leverage ratios.