Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Survey Shows Close Correlation of Insurers' Stocks to S&P 500
By staff WriterThe stock performance of major life insurances in 2010 has correlated closely with that of the S&P 500, according to a new survey.
October 08, 2010
The Case for a Healthcare Advocate, Part II: The Documents You’ll NeedFor your clients, family members and yourself, keep a simple document on hand that lists your medical and emergency data and contacts. Simple but effective.
October 08, 2010
Godwin's LawIn a recent issue of National Underwriter, I ran an editorial from one of my senior editors, Trevor Thomas, entitled "Taxes are Not the Problem." ...
October 07, 2010
PPACA: HHS OKs Many Mini Med WaiversThe U.S. Department of Human and Human Services has approved about 30 requests for minimum medical loss ratio waivers for limited-benefit health plans.
October 07, 2010
PPACA: LHATF Approves MLR Rebate ModelMembers of the Life and Health Actuarial Task Force have approved a draft model that could be used to implement the new Affordable Care Act minimum medical loss ratio provisions.
October 07, 2010
New Jersey, New York Moving Ahead with Designations ModelNew Jersey and New York have started implementing a National Association of Insurance Commissioners model that will affect the designations producers use.
October 07, 2010
Dems Call for Action on Medigap (WITH CLARIFICATION)Senate Democrats are asking federal regulators to try to do something to slow 2011 Medicare supplement insurance rate increases.
October 07, 2010
IASB: Finnegan Defends Margin-Based ReportingFinancial reports created using proposed international accounting standards may look strange at first, but they give clear information about how insurance contracts are really doing, Patrick Finnegan says.