Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
GAO: Broker Incentives Could Help Replace PPACA Mandate
By Allison BellPaying agents and brokers a flat fee per health plan enrollee - and extra for reeling in the uninsured - could help reduce the need for an Affordable Care Act individual health insurance ownership mandate.
March 29, 2011
FHFA to Insurers: ScramInsurers are trying to keep the Federal Housing Finance Agency from shutting a lending window on their fingers.
March 29, 2011
Illinois Mutual adds features to whole life policyTwo new features are now available for Illinois Mutual's Life Foundations Whole Life (LFWL) policy--a paid-up insurance (PUI) rider and enhanced dividend schedule.
March 29, 2011
Larry Winget: On tough (financial) love with clientsWhether you've seen him live or read him on the page, you know one thing about Senior Market Expo keynote speaker Larry Winget: he doesn't pull his punches.
March 29, 2011
Mount Everest: The advisor's retirement analogy for clientsThe vast majority of Mount Everest climbers prepare vigilantly to reach the summit, but fail to focus on the impending journey down. The same is true for your clients. How many of them have reached a financial "summit" and can successfully retire?
March 28, 2011
NAIC Actuarial Panels Work on Annuity, Life and Disability TablesThe Life Actuarial Task Force and the Health Actuarial Task Force are forging ahead with several actuarial table updates.
March 28, 2011
Consumer Information Team Tackles New ProjectsThe Consumer Information Subgroup at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners has created two new small groups to tackle consumer communication challenges.
March 28, 2011
Summit Business Media Launches BenefitsPro.comSummit Business Media has announced the official launch of BenefitsPro.com, a source of news and opinion aimed at benefits brokers, human resources managers and retirement advisors.