Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
New York Allows Audits of Non-Participating Providers
By Allison BellHealth insurers doing business in New York state can conduct retrospective reviews of payments made to out-of-network doctors and hospitals, officials say.
December 21, 2010
How to Get More Quality Disability Insurance ReferralsReferrals are the best way to capture new business.
December 21, 2010
Life Settlement Firm Fires BackA publicly traded life settlement firm says an article in a business newspaper has given a misleading description of its operations.
December 21, 2010
VALIC Exec Joins Advisory PanelThe U.S. Labor Department has appointed Richard Turner to fill the insurance industry slot on the 15-seat Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans.
December 21, 2010
PPACA: HHS Proposes Rate Review RegsA proposed federal regulation could require require health insurers to publicly disclose efforts to seek double-digit rate increases in the individual and small group markets.
December 21, 2010
Four things you need to know about LTCIWe asked several long-term care insurance (LTCI) experts to suggest key points that every advisor should know about the coverage. Here's their advice.
December 21, 2010
3 life insurance myths, part 1Life insurance is a fairly straightforward financial product. Nonetheless, there are numerous myths about its purpose, features and cost.
December 21, 2010
Commission charge-backs: You better watch out, you better not cry ...Well, you better reread your life insurance agent contract. Especially pay attention to the clause concerning commission charge-backs, charge-back policy and the like.