Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Lifeline Extends Agreement with Betty White
By Staff WriterThe Lifeline Program announced that entertainer Betty White has renewed an agreement with the company to help promote life insurance settlements to seniors.
September 02, 2010
Sovereign Debt Unlikely to Tank Life Insurers: FitchLess-than-stellar financial figures from the United States, coupled with ongoing concerns over sovereign debt limits in Western Europe, helped to fuel real concern about a sovereign debt default crisis.
September 02, 2010
AALU Speaks Up on Fiduciary IssueOversight of insurance professionals when selling insurance products registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission is different than for other types of security products, the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting says.
September 02, 2010
Hartford: More Workers Sign Up for Life Insurance, but Understanding LagsThe number of workers signing up for life insurance benefits increased to 69% in 2010 from 64% in 2009, according to a new report.
September 02, 2010
Term Policies Still Priced Low: AgencyLife insurance rates have been edging upward for the past 24 months but are still affordable, an online life insurance agency says.
September 02, 2010
U.S. Heads up Global Retirement MarketThe U.S. remains the leading retirement market, accounting for more than half of the world's total retirement assets of nearly $28 trillion, according to a new report.
September 02, 2010
Lifeline Extends Agreement with Betty WhiteThe Lifeline Program announced that entertainer Betty White has renewed an agreement with the company to help promote life insurance settlements to seniors.
September 02, 2010
Product Recall Insurance Debated in Wake of Egg RecallIn the wake of the recall of over half a billion eggs due to contamination by salmonella, economic losses are still being calculated; how much of those losses are insured is yet to be determined.