Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Physician Quality Ruling Favors Blue Shield of California
By Allison BellA state court judge in Alameda County, Calif., has dismissed efforts by physicians and a state medical society to kill a Blue Shield of California physician quality recognition program.
March 28, 2011
Data Delays Slow PBR StudyLife insurers are having trouble giving a consulting firm the figures it needs to complete a study of the possible impact of shifting to a principles-based reserving system for life products.
March 28, 2011
Know the answers to objectionsWhen a young shortstop comes up from the minors to the big leagues, does he quit taking ground balls? No, in fact he probably would take more and probably would work even harder.
March 28, 2011
4 keys to entering the closely held business marketThe closely held business market simply deals with family owned or family managed businesses. In the United States, these kinds of businesses account for 50% of employment and 50% of the gross domestic product.
March 28, 2011
Data Delays Slow PBR StudyLife insurers are having trouble giving a consulting firm the figures it needs to complete a study of the possible impact of shifting to a principles-based reserving system for life products.
March 28, 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 28, 2011
When Insurance Agents Lie to Your Clients: A Morality TaleAdvisor Mike Patton thinks a client's insurance agent was being less than truthful over a term life policy's provisions. Mike was right; the agent was mendacious.
March 27, 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.