Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Disability News: IDIS Meeting; Checkoway Claims Book
By Staff WriterAllan Checkoway has published "Getting Paid," an electronic book about U.S. private and public disability claim determination programs.
May 21, 2010
IHC: Stop-Loss Can Survive PPACASelf-funded employer health plans should continue to be popular during the age of the Affordable Care Act, according to an Independence Holding Company executive.
May 21, 2010
Officials: Many Children In Medicaid Go Without ScreeningsMedicaid programs in 9 states failed to verify whether 41% of the children in the programs had received any of the required health screenings during a 1-year study period.
May 21, 2010
Stranger-Originated Annuities: It's About More Than AnnuitiesThe battle over stranger-originated annuities is part of a larger battle over the insurance product resale market, representatives from an insurer group and a life settlement group agree.
May 21, 2010
Defined Benefit Plan Templates Roll OutFort William L.L.C. has released pre-approved volume submitter defined benefit plans.
May 21, 2010
Income Annuities Offer Cash Refund Payout OptionSymetra Life Insurance Company has created a cash refund payout option for its income annuities.
May 21, 2010
BOLI Assets GrowBank-owned life insurance assets increased 0.6% in 2009, to about $135 billion, according to Michael White Associates L.L.C.
May 21, 2010
Personnel Changes: NAIFA, New York Life, StanCorp, OthersThe National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors has hired Sheila Owens to be vice president of communications and marketing.