Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Immigration Shift Hits Social Security
By Allison BellEconomic and demographic changes are responsible for most of the deterioration in the Social Security program's long-range financial position in the past year.
June 03, 2011
California Assembly Passes LTC Rate BillMembers the California Assembly have voted 42-33 to approve A.B. 999, a bill that could put new limits on long term care insurers' ability to raise prices.
June 03, 2011
MDRT Foundation Donates $25,000 to Comfort Zone Camp for Grieving ChildrenMDRT member Scott Salinas, CFS, CLTC (back row, third from right) presented the donation to members of the Comfort Zone Camp team recently. Click on the headline for the full story.
June 03, 2011
Growth: AmWINS, COBRAGuard, Diverse, CIGNA, LIDMAAmWINS Group Benefits is starting an international benefits program.
June 03, 2011
Personnel Changes: Michigan, CIGNA, ING, Aetna, OneAmerica, SecurianThe Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation has hired Teri Morante to be a senior deputy commissioner.
June 02, 2011
Seniors fret over taxes, cuts to Social Security, MedicareWhat's keeping retirees up a night? According to data from LIMRA, more than half of seniors are worried about possible tax increases as well as cuts to Medicare benefits and Social Security.
June 02, 2011
Franken Urges HHS to Defend MLR RuleSen. Al Franken is asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to review state requests for minimum medical loss ratio waivers carefully before granting waivers.
June 02, 2011
Massachusetts Recruits Co-Op RunnersMassachusetts insurance regulations are seeking applications from entities that want to help run a new type of nonprofit health insurer.