Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Aetna Chairman Welcomes PPACA
By Staff WriterRonald Williams, the chairman of Aetna Inc., says his company is ready to start applying the newly effective provisions of the Affordable Care Act.
September 24, 2010
PBR: NAIC Hires Towers WatsonThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners has picked Towers Watson & Company to help it assess the possible effects of shifting to a principles-based approach to setting life insurer reserves.
September 24, 2010
Personnel Changes: Munich Re, AXA Equitable, Allianz, MassMutual, OthersMunich American Reassurance Company has hired Michael Farley to be its chief financial officer.
September 24, 2010
John Hancock Boosts LTC Premiums by 40%The news that John Hancock has hiked premiums of its long-term care insurance policies by 40% has roused the inner pessimist in agents, according to NU Online News Service.
September 23, 2010
LTC Producers Report Mixed SalesSales of long term care insurance policies are down for 29% of the LTC producers who participated in a recent online survey but up for 27%.
September 23, 2010
PPACA: Health and Welfare Plans Get What Labor Wished ForOrganized labor lobbied hard for passage of the Affordable Care Act, and now union health plans are getting ready to implement some of the major provisions.
September 23, 2010
LTC Producers React to Hancock Rate HikeLong term care insurance agents appear to be reacting glumly but calmly to John Hancock Life Insurance Company's announcement that it is filing for long term care insurance rate increases averaging 40%.
September 23, 2010
Settlement Firm Sees Higher RevenueLife Partners Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ GS: LPHI) says earnings are up.