Life Insurance
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Americans undervalue importance of their paychecks
By Staff WriterAccording to new LIFE survey, only one in six Americans consider their paycheck to be their most valuable asset. What many fail to consider is what would happen to them and their families should they suddenly become sick or injured and unable to work.
May 04, 2011
LEPr Develops Life Expectancy Estimation StandardsLife Expectancy Providers, a group for companies in the longevity forecasting field, has released the first version of a best practices document.
May 04, 2011
Fitch: AIG Life Ops Less Exposed to VA BusinessStock market ups and downs have had a smaller effect on the life insurance operations at American International Group Inc. than on other large U.S. life operations, according to analysts at Fitch Ratings.
May 04, 2011
Lockton: Document Plan DecisionsRetirement plan sponsors need to keep careful track of their decisions and avoid thinking of hiring outside consultants as a "get out of jail free card."
May 04, 2011
Track-Life Wins Big Life Settlement ContractTrack-Life L.L.C. says a life settlement company has hired it to service a $750 million life settlement portfolio for 5 years.
May 04, 2011
Fitch: AIG Life Ops Less Exposed to VA BusinessStock market ups and downs have had a smaller effect on the life insurance operations at American International Group Inc. than on other large U.S. life operations, according to analysts at Fitch Ratings.
May 04, 2011
Treasury Panel: Maybe Public Plans Need New ProductsA U.S. Treasury Department advisory committee is wondering whether the department could come up with new types of financial instruments that could help pension managers do a better job of handling plan obligations.
May 04, 2011
PPACA: IRS Looks at Group Health DefinitionsThe Internal Revenue Service and its parent, the U.S. Treasury Department, are asking for comments about how they should define terms such as "employer" and "employee" when applying Affordable Care Act group health mandates.