Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
California Court: STOLI Law Not Retroactive
By Allison BellThe judges on a California Court of Appeal panel have ruled 2-1 that a 2009 state law that is supposed to stop stranger-originated life insurance transactions does not apply to policies written before the law took effect.
May 18, 2011
PricewaterhouseCoopers: PPACA Reduces Employer FlexibilityThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has not had much effect on the price of medical care, but it has affected employers' ability to save money by changing their benefits packages, consultants say.
May 18, 2011
Hancock Negotiates Unclaimed Property Settlement (CORRECTED)John Hancock Life Insurance Company says it has negotiated a global resolution agreement relating to life insurance unclaimed property practices with officials in 29 states.
May 18, 2011
PPACA: Could Navigators Be Temporary?A company that helps states administer Medicaid programs says it thinks navigators may have only a temporary role in the new health insurance exchange system.
May 18, 2011
AXA Equitable updates UL productAXA Equitable Life Insurance Company has added several enhancements to its Athena Universal Life policy.
May 18, 2011
AXA Equitable updates UL productAXA Equitable Life Insurance Company has added several enhancements to its Athena Universal Life policy.
May 18, 2011
Charkales named regional VP for W&S Financial Group DistributorsW&S Financial Group Distributors, the wholesale distribution agency for annuities and life insurance within Western & Southern Financial Group, has named George A. Charkales its regional vice president for broker-dealers in New England.