Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Be an expert: Know your niche
By Joanne BlackClients hire the expert. Period. In any economy. So be the expert and start proclaiming. You need a niche--a narrow niche.
August 12, 2010
LISA Executive Director to RetireDoug Head, the executive director of the Life Insurance Settlement Association, has announced plans to retire at the end of the year.
August 12, 2010
ING Posts $1.7 billion Q2 ProfitAmsterdam-based ING on Wednesday, August 11, released second-quarter earnings, posting a $1.7 billion net profit for the company, beating analyst estimates of $878 million.
August 12, 2010
RAAs: FDIC, NCOIL Eye DisclosureThe Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the National Conference of Insurance Legislators say insurers should make sure insurance beneficiaries understand how retained asset accounts work.
August 12, 2010
RAAs: FDIC, NCOIL Eye DisclosureThe Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the National Conference of Insurance Legislators say insurers should make sure insurance beneficiaries understand how retained asset accounts work.
August 12, 2010
Personnel Changes: N.Y. Life, Transamerica, Hartford, Colonial, LMI, AetnaNew York Life Insurance Company says John Kim will be taking over from Gary Wendlandt as chief investment officer at the end of the year.
August 11, 2010
Spring Patents Captive Funding ProgramThe U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent to a program for funding employee and retiree benefits.
August 11, 2010
Expired COBRA Subsidy Gets Mixed ReviewsThe temporary health benefits continuation subsidy helped some involuntarily terminated workers but came nowhere close to providing "universal coverage."