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By Elizabeth D. FestaThe litigation involving so-called "death bets" in the secondary market for life insurance policies may decrease in volume going forward, with settlements in cases where the premium is at stake.
January 24, 2011
LETTERS TO THE EDITOROn January 10, we ran a daily news item on how Representative Ted Poe (R-Tex.), while speaking in support of H.R. 2, the Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act bill.
January 24, 2011
Closing the Retirement Readiness Gap for Aging BoomersAs the oldest baby boomers turn 65 this year, long-simmering questions among policymakers and (within our industry)
January 24, 2011
Condition RedI like guns. I don't own any, mainly because my wife feels uncomfortable with them and would prefer we don't keep any in the house.
January 23, 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 23, 2011
Ernst & Young: 2011, Certain UncertaintyLast month, Ernst & Young's Global Insurance Center released its 2011 Outlook for the life insurance industry.
January 23, 2011
Condition RedI like guns. I don't own any, mainly because my wife feels uncomfortable with them and would prefer we don't keep any in the house.