Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Coming Up Short
By Warren S. HerschA five-person panel of experts questioned whether the U.S. will be able to meet fiscal challenges in the coming year, citing "irreconcilable differences" between the two parties, election-year politics and entrenched interests.
May 22, 2011
Opening the VaultIn theory, the process of life insurance is fairly simple: obtain a policy, pay the premiums, and when the policyholder dies, get a death benefit from the insurance company. There are cases, however, when a policyholder simply goes dark.
May 22, 2011
California Regulators: When Did You Computerize Your Records, and When Did You Sweep Them?California regulators grilled representatives from Metropolitan Life Insurance Company on the finer points of life policy administration automation today during a hearing on unclaimed property issues.
May 22, 2011
Great DisappointmentsIf that is the case, then life insurers ought to get on this quick, because if you plan on leaving behind your friends and family, then the least you could do is arrange for them to be a little more comfortable.
May 22, 2011
Full CircleHe told me that after 9/11 he decided to look more closely at his own mortality, and in turn, at his current employer sponsored life insurance policy. He has since supplemented that plan.
May 20, 2011
Health Carriers Fear Provider ICD-10 Avoidance SyndromeHealth insurers are feeling more confident about their ability to handle the shift to the tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases code set, but they are nervous about doctors and hospitals.
May 20, 2011
Aetna Completes Note OfferingAetna Inc. has borrowed $500 million from public investors by issuing senior notes that pay an interest rate of 4.125% and will be due in 2021.
May 20, 2011
Guardian: Donations for RainmakersGuardian Life Insurance Company of America has been using a charitable donation incentive program to encourage employees to suggest the names of good candidates for the company's field sales team.