Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Plugging a Hole in the Advisor's Advanced Planning Curriculum
By Warren S. HerschAmong the grumblings often heard about education for life insurance and financial service professionals is that there are too many professional designations. It's a fair criticism.
July 22, 2011
Celent: Detecting Dirty Money Costs Real MoneyInsurers and other financial institutions are now spending about $5 billion per year on anti-money laundering efforts, according to analysts at Celent.
July 22, 2011
Health Reform II: Lawmakers Revive FSA "Use It or Lose It" BattleS. 1404, a new Senate bill, could change the flexible spending account "use it or lose it" rule.
July 22, 2011
Ideas: Assurant, StanCorpAssurant Employee Benefits is creating voluntary benefits packages designed for cash-strapped school districts that may be cutting back on employer-paid group benefits.
July 22, 2011
Eastbridge: Voluntary Takeover Sales Rate Starts to Level OffInsurers in the voluntary market are getting more of their business from takeovers of other insurers' plans, but the rate of increase in the voluntary market takeover rate is slowing, according to Eastbridge Consulting Group Inc.
July 22, 2011
Celent: Detecting Dirty Money Costs Real MoneyInsurers and other financial institutions are now spending about $5 billion per year on anti-money laundering efforts, according to analysts at Celent.
July 22, 2011
ASPPA to Feds: Ease 403(b) Plan RulesThe U.S. Labor Department should take another look at the independent audit guidelines that apply to nonprofit employers' 403(b) retirement plans.
July 22, 2011
Earnings: StanCorp, UnitedHealth, Molina, Healthways, Brown & Brown, Absolute LifeLife and health insurers and distributors started to release second-quarter earnings reports this week.