Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Life Insurers Cancel Policies After Death
By Marlene Y. SatterAn article in the Sunday Los Angeles Times is taking a look at the practice of rescission--canceling insurance coverage after a policy has been issued--as it's playing out in the cases of some beneficiaries who were denied benefits when the policy owners died.
November 19, 2010
California Gets Poor Grades on HealthcareThe Golden State gets at best mediocre grades in a second annual Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) quality of care report card released by the California Department of Insurance.
November 19, 2010
Social Media Boot Camp Day 15: Your Favorite Social Media Sites and ToolsProducers have spoken: Your favorite social media site is LinkedIn. But is there something we're missing?
November 19, 2010
NAILBA 29: Inside Buildup; Hope for LTC; Booth GoodiesWhat if Democrats and Republicans in Congress show they can work together by uniting to tax life insurance policy inside buildup?
November 19, 2010
Prudential Financial Completes Financing for AIG Star and AIG Edison AcquisitionsPrudential Financial, Inc. has completed financing transactions to fund a portion of the purchase price for its acquisition of AIG Star Life Insurance Co., Ltd and AIG Edison Life Insurance Co. from American International Group, Inc.
November 19, 2010
Personnel Changes: Lincoln, NY Life, Securian, TransamericaLincoln Financial Distributors, subsidiary of Lincoln Financial Group, Philadelphia, has hired Francisco Navarro to be a regional sales director with the defined contribution/ 401(k) team.
November 19, 2010
Help for Clients Who Want to Age in Place on Taxes, Technology and MedicationIn our search to address the issues for our clients and our own families of living to a ripe old age, remaining in the homestead is a topic that comes up frequently. There's help to do just that from associations, tech companies and even the IRS
November 19, 2010
Too Much Information...and Yet, Not EnoughIn yesterdays daily edition of National Underwriter, I covered some findings by Steven N. Weisbart, a senior vice president and chief economist for the Insurance ...