Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
JHA: 2009 Individual DI Sales Fall 11%
By Warren S. HerschRevenue from sales of new individual disability insurance fell 11% in 2009, to $339 million.
May 17, 2010
A Strategy For VolatilityOh, no, not another downturn. That was the buzz on late Thursday, May 6, after word spread of the stock market's sudden plunge, with the Dow down at one point by nearly 1,000 points.
May 17, 2010
Workplace Life Insurance Gives Women A Strong Safety NetMore than half of working women are very concerned about the financial security of their families in the event of their own premature death, according to MetLife Inc.'s eighth annual Employee Benefits Trends Study.
May 17, 2010
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: What the Insurance Industry Can Do To Earn It BackPerhaps it's a casualty of the long battle over national health insurance reform. Maybe discontent over escalating insurance premiums triggers it. But whatever the reasons, most Americans simply don't trust the insurance industry.
May 16, 2010
Full Disclosure Whole Life ReportEach year Full Disclosure surveys leading companies active in the whole life insurance marketplace.
May 16, 2010
John Hancock: Current Assumption UL Policies Include Extended GuaranteesTwo new universal life policies are debuting on a current assumption chassis that automatically includes extended guarantee features.
May 16, 2010
Groups Ask Senate To Reject Merkley AmendmentEight insurance industry groups are teaming up to oppose efforts by Sen. Jeffrey Merkley to weaken a proposed Office of National Insurance.
May 16, 2010
S. 3217: Industry Sweats Proposed Fiduciary ModelThe Senate last week continued to weigh appropriate standards that agents should use in selling investment products.