Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Moody's Places U.S. Aaa Government Bond Rating and Related Ratings on Review for Possible Downgrade
By Allison BellMoody's Investors Service says the challenges facing the U.S. government's finances could have consequences for U.S. financial institutions that are vulnerable to U.S. sovereign risk.
July 11, 2011
Milliman: Use of Disability Issue Guarantees GrowsDisability insurers seem to be making more use of guaranteed standard issue programs at the worksite.
July 11, 2011
PPACA: Texas Sets MLR Small Group GuidelinesThe Texas Department of Insurance will define a "large employer" as an employer with at least 101 employees for purposes of applying the new federal medical loss ratio reporting and rebate rules.
July 11, 2011
MIB: Life Activity FallsU.S. life insurers researched fewer requests for individual coverage in May than they did in May 2010, but activity for older applicants continued to increase.
July 11, 2011
Regulatory Advocacy AwardNational Underwriter Life & Health would like to acknowledge Nick Gerhart as the winner of the Industry Elite Award for Regulatory Advocacy.
July 11, 2011
Moody's: Unclaimed Property Probes Could Cost Hundreds of MillionsState insurance department reviews of life insurance claim payment practices "will likely lead to financial settlements or fines totaling hundreds of millions of dollars," a rating analyst says.
July 11, 2011
Community Outreach AwardNational Underwriter Life & Health is happy to acknowledge William "Mack" Hull as the recipient of the 2011 Industry Elite Award winner for Community Outreach.
July 11, 2011
GASB Proposes Public Pension Rule OverhaulThe Government Accounting Standards Board says two new exposure drafts could give the public more information about how state and local government pension plans are really doing.