Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
American College to Honor Plybon
By staff WriterThe American College will be giving a Huebner Gold Medal award to Robert Plybon.
October 13, 2010
Editor's Blog: Bitter PillsBill Coffin looks at rising health costs and sees a bigger problem looming. Big medical bills are a serious concern, and so are big medical insurance bills. But what happens if there are no more doctors around to pay?
October 13, 2010
PPACA: Groups of 1 Employee Not GroupsFederal regulators will exempt an employer-sponsored health with plan with just one member who is a current employee, or no member who is a current employee, from group health market change requirements.
October 13, 2010
GAO Weighs in on Medicare Advantage MailersThe U.S. Government Accountability Office says the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services followed the rules but took an "unusual" action when it told carriers to stop mailing Medicare Advantage plan enrollees warnings about pending legislation.
October 13, 2010
PPACA: Ostlund Mulls CredibilityAn Alabama regulator says officials will have to balance the interests of insurers and consumers when deciding how reserve requirements should account for possible fluctuations in claims.
October 13, 2010
Colorado Explains Its Rate Review ProcessThe Colorado Division of Insurance is trying to help members of the public understand the process it uses to review health premium rates.
October 13, 2010
New York Proposes Variable Life Reg UpdateThe New York State Insurance Department has unveiled a draft of a variable life insurance regulation that includes new sections dealing with private placement variable life arrangements.
October 13, 2010
5 rules for annuity success in any marketInsurance agent coach Wendy Swanson has found even though annuity sales hit an eight-year low in the second quarter of 2010, many agents are reporting growth in FA sales. Here are five rules to follow when meeting with clients.