Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Credit Insurance Rules Build More Momentum
By Arthur D. PostalThe decision of the Federal Reserve Board to defer any changes to disclosure rules regarding credit insurance to the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is likely to delay the process.
February 20, 2011
No Income? No Income ProtectionHigh unemployment continued to hurt publicly traded U.S. group disability insurers' results in the fourth quarter of 2010.
February 18, 2011
1099 Fix: Democrats Pan Subsidy Clawback ChangeDemocrats are charging that Ways and Means Committee Republicans are trying to squeeze struggling middle-income families to pay for a Form 1099 reporting provision fix.
February 18, 2011
CMS Unveils 2012 Medicare Advantage Payment ProposalThe federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says preliminary 2012 payment policies for Medicare drug and health plans should maintain beneficiary choice.
February 18, 2011
ASPPA Renews Call for 403(b) Audit ReliefNonprofit employers need flexibility from the U.S. Department of Labor to cope with new 403(b) plan Form 5500 filing rules, according to the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries.
February 18, 2011
PPACA: Is it Constitutional?An Affordable Care Act provision requiring individuals to buy health insurance was called tyranny by some and an appropriate government function by others at a recent government hearing.
February 18, 2011
PPACA: The Battle of the H.R. 1 AmendmentsOpponents of the Affordable Care Act have used floor proceedings for H.R. 1, a continuing resolution needed to fund the government through the remainder of the fiscal year, as a vehicle for attacking the act.
February 18, 2011
Personnel Changes: ACLI, LICONY, Ernst, Symetra, Western & Southern, Great-West, Assurant, HighRoadsThe American Council of Life Insurers has hired Brian Waidmann to be chief of staff.