Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
The Hartford Beats Earnings Estimates, Lowers EPS Outlook
By Janet LevauxThe Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG) reported second-quarter 2010 net income of $76 million, or $0.14, vs. a year-ago net loss of $15 million, or $(0.06) per diluted share.
August 04, 2010
PPACA: Missouri Voters Pan PlanMissouri residents voted Tuesday to reject health insurance purchase mandates.
August 04, 2010
ACLI Speaks Up for Retained Asset AccountsLife industry representatives today delivered the message that the retained asset account is an appropriate alternative to forcing people "to make a big financial decision at a time of maximum stress."
August 04, 2010
Disability Insurance Underwriting Made SimpleAnyone familiar with disability insurance knows it can be a headache to underwrite a case. But there is a program that sidesteps the headaches of a fully underwritten case and may help bring DI back: simplified underwriting.
August 04, 2010
BOLI Assets Edge HigherTotal U.S. bank-owned life insurance assets increased to about $136 billion in the first quarter, up from $134 billion in the first quarter of 2009.
August 04, 2010
Ingenix to Acquire Provider Support FirmA unit of UnitedHealth Group Inc. is scooping up a company that helps hospitals prove that the care they deliver is necessary.
August 04, 2010
Staying Afloat on Rough SeasPrior to the recession, a yacht purchase was a buoyant investment that only rose with the tide.
August 04, 2010
Prudential Announces Strong Q2 ResultsFinancial Services Businesses income up, driven by retirement, asset management segments