Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Earnings: National Western, Presidential Life, Hooper Holmes, Ebix
By Staff WriterMore life insurers and life support services companies reported earnings this week.
August 12, 2011
Personnel Changes: Ernest & Young, AAA, MassMutual, Hartford, Assurant, StanCorpErnst & Young Global Ltd. has picked Shaun Crawford to lead the global insurance practice.
August 11, 2011
IRA Owners on Brokerage Chopping BlockIndividual retirement account holders may find themselves brokerless if the DOL adopts its proposed fiduciary duty rules.
August 11, 2011
IRS Completes Actuarial Table RegsThe Internal Revenue Service has replaced temporary life and annuity actuarial table regulations with final regulations.
August 11, 2011
California Updates Guaranty Fund Notice RequirementsThe California Department of Insurance has updated the notice insurers in the state must provide when they deliver life, health and annuity contracts.
August 11, 2011
Consultants: Medicare Part D WorksThe Medicare Part D prescription drug plan seems to be doing a good job of helping enrollees.
August 11, 2011
ERISA Panel Schedules MeetingsThe Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans plans to start 3 days of meetings in Washington Aug. 30.
August 11, 2011
Great-West Develops 408(b)(2) Disclosure TemplateGreat-West Retirement Services says it already has developed a retirement plan fee disclosure document that can meet new U.S. Department of Labor reporting requirements that are set to take effect in 2012.