Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
EHealth: The Kids Want Coverage
By Staff WriterRecent college graduates now value employer-sponsored health insurance more than any other factor when they are looking for a job.
July 21, 2011
SPARK Drafts Disclosure StandardsA retirement services group has proposed data standards that investment product providers and record keepers could use to provide the investment information feeds required by new federal regulations.
July 21, 2011
Partners Advantage wins Fidelity Life awardFidelity Life Association has awarded the 2011 George Vlaisavljevich Memorial Award to Partners Advantage Insurance Services. Partners Advantage's leadership team, pictured from left to right, includes Greg Olson, senior marketing consultant; Dan Tucker, LTCP, vice president, life sales; Scott Tietz, CLU, president/CEO; and Bruce Wing, senior vice president for life...
July 20, 2011
Consultant: CO-OP Plans Have a ChanceThe Consumer Oriented and Operated Program plans might have a chance to survive, according to Jordan Battani.
July 20, 2011
Gang of Six: Kill CLASS; Cut Social Security, Health SpendingThe Senate "Gang of Six" negotiators have proposed reducing federal spending by eliminating a long term care program created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and by slashing Medicare and Social Security spending.
July 20, 2011
MDRT Honors DayaThe Million Dollar Round Table Foundation has given its Quality of Life award to Kamal Daya, a Dallas agent who has made a difference in India.
July 20, 2011
Panel to Hold Woodall Hearing TuesdayThe Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee plans to hold a confirmation hearing for Roy Woodall, the nominee for the independent insurance member seat on the Financial Stability Oversight Council, Tuesday
July 20, 2011
Moody's: We're Cream Puffs; the Traders are BearsA rating agency says its new Global Insurance Credit Default Swap Index shows swaps traders are skeptical about insurers' finances.