Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Big Firms Want Mandatory Retirement Plans: Study
By Staff WriterLarge sponsors of retirement plans in the U.S. think employees should be required to participate in defined-contribution plans, according to a study by Northern Trust Corp.
November 12, 2010
How negative conditioning creates networking barriersAre you aware of your attitude toward networking? In her book "People Power," networking expert Donna Fisher points out several mental barriers to networking. Many people don't even realize they have them.
November 12, 2010
KBC to Sell Life Settlement Portfolio to FortressKBC Group N.V., Belgium, announced it has signed an agreement to sell its U.S. life settlement portfolio to funds held by Fortress Investment Group L.L.C.
November 12, 2010
Top 5 Most Read Stories: LTC Tax Changes; PIMCO's Gross on Bond MarketThese are AdvisorOne's Top 5 Most Read Stories for the week of Nov. 8.
November 11, 2010
New York Life: Sales Are Way UpWhile the life insurance industry looks to address the lowest levels of life insurance ownership since WWII, not every carrier in the market is feeling pain.
November 11, 2010
Deficit-Reduction Proposals Start Drawing FireA pension professional group is assailing a proposal from the cochairmen of the federal Deficit Reduction Commission to eliminate the tax incentives provided to employers to fund retirement plans.
November 11, 2010
Health Insurer Execs Say PPACA is InevitableTop officials of Aetna Inc. and Cigna Inc. effectively said they would not support efforts of the new Republican majority in the House to slow implementation of or repeal the new healthcare reform law.
November 11, 2010
Prudential Announces $1 Billion Stock OfferingPrudential Financial Inc. today announced a public offering of $1 billion of its common stock.