Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Closing the Retirement Income Gap with Executive Benefit Plans
By Albert J "bud" SchiffHighly compensated employees often face retirement without sufficient income to maintain their pre-retirement lifestyle.
December 12, 2010
Kehrer-LIMRA: Bank Life Sales Rise; Annuity Sales FallThe total amount of life premiums collected by banks was 41% higher in the third quarter than in the third quarter of 2009, but October sales of annuities through banks were 29% lower than in October 2009.
December 10, 2010
PPACA: HHS Restricts New Mini-Med Plan SalesInsurers that have received permission to continue offering mini-med plans have about 60 days to notify customers that the plans offer only limited benefits.
December 10, 2010
H.R. 4853: Bipartisan Deal Would Set Estate Tax Rate at 35%A bipartisan tax agreement unveiled by the Senate last night would be generous to taxpayers who die leaving large estates.
December 10, 2010
Lower Than LowYoung Americans tend to be too poorly prepared for retirement for tax increases to make their situation any more dire than it already is.
December 10, 2010
Towers Watson: Economy May Still StinkMost life insurer chief financial officers think the economy will be the chief obstacle to meeting company objectives in 2011.
December 10, 2010
Good Works: Thrivent, IICF, MassMutualThrivent Financial for Lutherans hopes to contribute about $10 million to fund the construction of 164 Habitat for Humanity homes in 2011.
December 10, 2010
MetLife: Pension Fund Managers Notice Longevity RiskDefined benefit pension plan managers are thinking more about the possibility that plan beneficiaries may live longer than expected.