Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Turning Individual Sales into Multi-Life Sales
By Brian M. JohnsonTaking an application for LTCI is often a challenge for even the most experienced and seasoned advisors.
April 04, 2011
Kaiser Study: Raising Medicare Age Would Shift CostsA new study finds that raising the Medicare age under the healthcare reform law to 67 by 2014 would save the federal government an estimated $7.6 billion.
April 04, 2011
Editor's Blog: Goodbye, MaryCan it be that the life industry's perception of itself and its reality are two different things?
April 04, 2011
Editor's Blog: Goodbye, MaryCan it be that the life industry's perception of itself and its reality are two different things?
April 04, 2011
Benecard Taps Drew Crawford as CEOBenecard Services Inc. has a new president and chief executive officer.
April 04, 2011
CIGNA Study Draws Link between Treatment and Medical CostsThere is a potential association between treated gum disease and reduced medical costs for patients with diabetes, according to a study conducted by CIGNA.
April 04, 2011
Report Decries Mark-to-Market AccountingMark-to-market accounting can limit the ability to make long-term investments and promote pro-cyclical behavior on the part of long-term investors, such as insurance companies, according to new research.
April 04, 2011
Less Than the Sum of Its PartsThe proposed merger of the New York banking and insurance departments, with segments of the consumer protection board, will result in stronger enforcement of insurance companies.