Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
SEC Fiduciary Study Pleases Some, Frustrates Others
By Arthur D. PostalSome 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
Life Settlement Firm Confirms InvestigationLife Partners Holdings Inc. says it is cooperating with a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation of its Life Partners Inc. operating subsidiary.
January 24, 2011
Personal coach helps producer see things in new light"If you want to go first class, go by coach," says Steve Zeitchik, owner of A1 Advantage Insurance.
January 24, 2011
SPARK Seeks Comments on 403(b) DraftThe SPARK Institute may recommend that 403(b) plan service providers transmit data updates weekly, rather than monthly.
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
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
Ready to RepealAmidst great anticipation, the new House Republican majority has carried out its pledge to repeal healthcare reform legislation by bringing to vote H.R. 2, the Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act.
January 24, 2011
Life Settlement Firm Confirms InvestigationLife Partners Holdings Inc. says it is cooperating with a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation of its Life Partners Inc. operating subsidiary.