Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Find security in an insecure world
By Philip E. HarrimanIt's easy to forget how fragile life is when indulging in the joys of vacations, significant accomplishments, life's special moments or simply going about our day-to-day lives.
June 30, 2011
Madoff Scandal Changes FINRA Exam ProcessThe Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is responding to the criticism prompted by the Bernard Madoff scandal by intensifying its exam process.
June 30, 2011
MetLife Wins TRICARE Dental BattleMetLife Inc. says a unit will be responsible for managing a major military dental benefits contract.
June 30, 2011
ACLI: Working Capital Notes Similar to Commercial PaperThe American Council of Life Insurers says insurance regulators should evaluate insurer investments in working capital finance notes using the same rules that apply to commonly used short-term investments.
June 30, 2011
Life Care Funding Group to speak on implications of consumer disclosure model lawChris Orestis, CEO of Life Care Funding Group, will present on the implications for long term care providers of the Life Insurance Consumer Disclosure Model Law passed unanimously in November, 2010 by the National Conference of Insurance Legislators.
June 30, 2011
Unscrupulous advisors bilk clients for personal gainA California life insurance agent has been sentenced to three years and eight months in state prison for multiple felonies in a Ponzi scheme used to bilk unsuspecting victims out of approximately $800,000.
June 30, 2011
Answer life's callImagine one of your clients wants to buy life insurance (it happens!). But you never get around to sell the product because you had bigger fish (read: "products") to fry.
June 30, 2011
9th Circuit Backs LTD Benefits PlaintiffA federal appeals court in California has ruled against an insurance company and in favor of the plaintiff in a long-term disability benefits case.