Life Insurance
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PPACA: Rules Could Trigger 773 Rate Reviews per Year
By Allison BellProposed federal health insurance rate review regulations could lead to reviews of about 40% of the increase requests in the small group market and 60% of the requests in the individual market.
December 23, 2010
New York Life sponsors UConn women's record-breaking gameNew York Life Insurance Company executives celebrated a season-long sponsorship of the University of Connecticut's men's and women's basketball programs and sponsorship of the historic game, where the UConn women defeated Florida State, 93 to 62, at the XL Center. Click on the headline to read the full story.
December 23, 2010
Personnel Changes: Meyer-Chatfield, CNO, Nationwide, AXA Equitable, N.Y. Life, Great-West, EvolutionMeyer-Chatfield Corp. wants to increase the size of its support staff about 30% in the coming year to prepare for expansion of bank-owned life insurance sales and administration programs.
December 22, 2010
New York Department Fines AgencyThe New York State Insurance Department has fined three affiliated life and annuity agencies $2 million in connection with concerns about product replacement practices.
December 22, 2010
EBSA Schedules Fiduciary Definition HearingThe Employee Benefits Security Administration will hold a hearing on a proposed changed in the definition of the term "fiduciary" March 1 in Washington.
December 22, 2010
Pan-American Life Adds Dental, VisionPan-American Life Insurance Group is now offering a dental plan and a vision discount plan as optional benefits on Pan-American Life's limited benefit medical product, PanaMed.
December 22, 2010
Life Reinsurance: IAIS Sees Mixed 2009 ResultsWorld life reinsurance gross premium revenue may have fallen in 2009, but world life reinsurance net premium revenue may have increased.
December 22, 2010
Good Works: Northwestern, WellPoint, Humana, U.S.-Dutch Donor FundParents should consider talking more to children about the causes they support and the efforts they make to support those causes.