Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Group Health Enrollment Plummets
By Allison BellNew Census Bureau health insurance figures suggest that the number of U.S. residents in employer-sponsored plans plunged 3.7% between 2008 and 2009.
September 16, 2010
Life Settlement Firm to Require Seller PhysicalsWm. Page & Associates Inc. says it is now requiring that all seniors selling a high-value life insurance policy through its Lifeline Program agree to undergo an examination by a licensed physician before signing a life settlement contract.
September 16, 2010
Life Settlement Firm to Require Seller PhysicalsWm. Page & Associates Inc. says it is now requiring that all seniors selling a high-value life insurance policy through its Lifeline Program agree to undergo an examination by a licensed physician before signing a life settlement contract.
September 16, 2010
LIMRA: Bank Life Sales Surge ContinuesThe second quarter of 2010 marked the fifth straight quarter of significant gains for life insurance sales through banks, according to Kehrer-LIMRA.
September 16, 2010
Life Insurer Financials Better Than Banks: AnalystLife insurers' stock values appear to be more attractive than those of regional banks, a life insurance industry analyst says.
September 15, 2010
PPACA: Agencies to Address Antitrust BarriersThe Federal Trade Commission will be joining with federal health agencies Oct. 5 to host a workshop on "accountable care organizations."
September 15, 2010
IAIS on Basel III: Insurance is Different from BankingThe head of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors says regulators must consider the long-term nature of the liabilities that insurers face when developing standards for insurance supervision.
September 15, 2010
Towers Watson: Wellness Incentives to Hinge on OutcomesEmployees at large companies may have to take steps such as losing weight and cutting out cigarettes if they want to get wellness incentives in 2012.