Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
RAAs: VA Announces Disclosure Rules
By Allison BellThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Prudential Financial Inc. have come up with servicemembers' and veterans' life program beneficiary protection rules.
September 14, 2010
H.R. 5297: Senate Nixes 1099 FixThe Senate today cleared the way for H.R. 5297, the Small Business Jobs Act bill, to reach the floor without changing a provision that could greatly expand Form 1099 reporting requirements.
September 14, 2010
PPACA: McCollum Keeps Repeal Suit AliveU.S. District Court Judge Roger Vinson appears to be inclined to let plaintiffs move ahead with a suit arguing that the Affordable Care Act package violates states' Constitutional rights.
September 14, 2010
RAAs: VA Announces Disclosure RulesThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Prudential Financial Inc. have come up with servicemembers' and veterans' life program beneficiary protection rules.
September 14, 2010
Policy Valuation: The Key to a Thriving Secondary Market BusinessThe secondary market for life insurance was responsible for transferring more than $12 billion in face value in 2008 according to industry estimates.
September 14, 2010
Bradley Smith to Lead SOAMembers of the Society of Actuaries have voted to make Bradley Smith, chairman of Milliman Inc., president for the 2011-2012 term.
September 14, 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 14, 2010
Protective to Acquire Liberty National UnitProtective Life Corp. says its Protective Life Insurance Company unit has agreed to acquire United Investors Life Insurance Company from Liberty National Life Insurance Company for about $316 million.