Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Report: Younger boomers and Generation X most affected by the recession
By Ginny KiplingData from market research firm Mintel shows that Americans 45 to 54 years old have been more financially pinched by the recession and also that many expect yet more time to recover.
January 24, 2011
Foresters Closes on FICCThe Independent Order of Foresters has completed previously announced efforts to acquire First Investors Consolidated Corp., a U.S. distributor of life and investment products.
January 24, 2011
PPACA: Health Policy Watcher Questions ACO ConceptGreg Scandlen, a longtime health policy specialist, is raising questions about whether the accountable care organization will do much to improve the U.S. health care system.
January 24, 2011
PPACA: Employers, Workers Still in a FogTypical employers and typical workers are not quite sure how the new federal health care laws will affect their group health benefits.
January 24, 2011
NAIC Opposes Grandfather SwappingIf an employer wants to have an insured, grandfathered health plan, it ought to stick with the same insurer, according to the officers of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
January 24, 2011
SEC Fiduciary Study Pleases Some, Frustrates OthersSome groups are welcoming U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff support for a uniform fiduciary standard for efforts to give retail customers personalized investment advice, but insurance producers say a uniform standard would backfire.
January 24, 2011
Assurant to Write Off Health, Benefits GoodwillAssurant Inc. plans to write off about $306 million in goodwill in the fourth quarter to account for the effects of regulatory and economic changes on health and employee benefits operations.
January 24, 2011
Ernst & Young: 2011, Certain UncertaintyLast month, Ernst & Young's Global Insurance Center released its 2011 Outlook for the life insurance industry.