Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Steer your clients through the "fall" of their lives
By Philip E. HarrimanWhile many of us may not feel that we're getting any older, as the seasons change and the air grows crisp, the things that matter to us may, in fact, be shifting.
October 01, 2010
Life Sales Up, but Ownership Overall DownAccording to the recent "U.S. Individual Life Insurance Sales Survey" by LIMRA, sales of individual life insurance improved for the second consecutive quarter of 2010,...
October 01, 2010
PPACA: HHS Says MLRs will be FlexibleThe Department of Health and Human Services has issued a statement that it will allow great flexibility to employers in applying medical loss ratio standards to certain health plans.
October 01, 2010
Study Find Early Boomers Hold Off on RetiringEarly baby boomers will remain in the workforce beyond traditional retirement age, some forgoing the tradition of a leisure-filled life for retirees, according to the MetLife's Mature Market Institute.
October 01, 2010
Underestimating the importance of planningLet's start with the good news: Today, older financial consumers tell us that having a financial or retirement plan is a priority for them.
October 01, 2010
Personnel Changes: Hartford, Aflac, Capital Financial, OthersThe Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., Hartford, has hired Karen C. Tripp to be executive vice president of marketing and communications.
October 01, 2010
Settlement Firm Offers Longevity HedgeMadison Strategic Partners, an asset manager in the secondary life market, announced it has launched a longevity hedge product designed for investors in life insurance settlements.
October 01, 2010
Peachtree in Settlement Deal with European BankPeachtree Financial Solutions announced it signed an agreement with an unnamed "large European financial institution" to sell its originations of life-contingent structured settlements.