Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Exceptional Risk Advisors product protects execs
By Staff WriterExceptional Risk Advisors has introduced IPO Select, an insurance solution meant to mitigate the risk of death or disability for up to three key members of an initial public offering's (IPO) executive team.
July 06, 2011
First American's Josh O'Gara earns ChFCJosh O'Gara, CLU, a brokerage manager at First American Insurance Underwriters in Needham, Mass., recently passed his qualifying tests for the Chartered Financial Consultant, or ChFC, designation.
July 05, 2011
EBSA Sides with FiduciariesThe Employee Benefits Security Administration has posted two documents that could help some individuals and companies serving as retirement plan fiduciaries.
July 05, 2011
NAHU 2011: Cadillac Plan Tax May Trip Up CarriersThe new Cadillac plan excise tax could force health insurers to keep close watch on insureds' overall benefits packages.
July 05, 2011
SEC Includes NAIC Fellow on Accounting PanelRob Esson, a senior policy fellow for international affairs at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, will participate Thursday in an international accounting standards discussion organized by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
July 05, 2011
Lakers Forward to Move the Ball for LIFEBasketball player Lamar Odom will be the national spokesman for the upcoming Life Insurance Awareness Month campaign.
July 05, 2011
Unclaimed Property: New York Requires Use of Death Master FileNew York state insurance regulators are ordering life insurers to use the Social Security Death Master File to locate insureds who may have died and report on the effectiveness of the search.
July 05, 2011
Dodd-Frank: Securitization Group Speaks Up for "Esoteric" AssetsAny new federal credit risk retention regulations should accommodate the needs of players in niche securitization sectors, according to the American Securitization Forum.