Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
PPACA: Illinois Replaces Filing Guidance
By Allison BellThe Illinois Department of Insurance is scrapping a 2-month-old Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act compliance bulletin.
August 10, 2010
RAAs: Birny Birnbaum Weighs InA consumer watchdog is asking the new National Association of Insurance Commissioners retained asset account unit for details about RAA oversight.
August 10, 2010
EBRI: Health Account Picture Still FuzzyHealth account plan research suggests that the plans may not produce big initial savings, but making apples-to-apples comparisons is still difficult, according to an Employee Benefit Research Institute researcher.
August 10, 2010
PBGC Redefines "Gone"The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. wants to adopt new rules for deciding when a defined benefit pension plan sponsor has shut down part of its operations.
August 10, 2010
Bruce Wallace Heads Up U.S. Insurance Strategic Distribution Channel at INGIndustry veteran now responsible for recruitment and sales for ING's closely aligned sales channel. Click headline for full story.
August 10, 2010
Four direct mail mistakes to avoidHave you bought into the direct mail confusion? It is the most frustrating marketing, or the most lucrative, if you know what you are doing. Here are four things not to do.
August 10, 2010
AXA Equitable introduces Athena Indexed Universal Life InsuranceAXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, New York, has introduced Athena Indexed Universal Life (Athena IUL), a new permanent life insurance policy with enhanced cash-value accumulation potential and downside protection.
August 10, 2010
John Kim to become Chief Investment Officer of New York LifeNew York Life Insurance Company, New York, has announced that Executive Vice President John Y. Kim, 49, will add the post of Chief Investment Officer to his other duties at the end of 2010.