Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Federal Judge Blocks UL Rate Hike
By Warren S. HerschA federal judge has rejected efforts by a life insurer to increase premiums for about 50,000 universal life contracts.
January 20, 2011
Federal Judge Blocks UL Rate HikeA federal judge has rejected efforts by a life insurer to increase premiums for about 50,000 universal life contracts.
January 20, 2011
Life Settlement Execs Charged in TexasTwo executives of a life settlement firm in Houston have been indicted by a grand jury in Harris County, Texas.
January 20, 2011
SEC Said to Probe Life Partners on Life ExpectancyLife Partners Holdings, Inc., a company that has been a pioneer in the field of life insurance securitization, is under investigation by the SEC, according to individuals with whom the agency has spoken.
January 20, 2011
Health Care Costs Still Rising, but Rate Slows, S&P FindsAccording to data released Thursday by Standard & Poor’s for the S&P Healthcare Economic Composite Index, health care costs are still rising, but their rate of increase has been slowing since May of 2010.
January 20, 2011
Life Insurance Sales 'Flat' in 2011, LIMRA PredictsInsurance executives are pessimistic about 2011, according to a survey released Wednesday by LIMRA.
January 19, 2011
UNIFI Renames Retirement Planning DivisionUNIFI Mutual Holding Company has renamed a division of its Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. unit.
January 19, 2011
Montana Commissioner Seeks Health Rate Review AuthorityMontana Insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen is lobbying for a bill that would give her the authority to review individual and small group health insurance rate increases.