Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Feds Grant ASPPA Wish, Ease E-Signature Rules
By staff WriterThe Employee Benefits Security Administration will be changing the rules for submitting electronic signatures along with Form 5500 and Form 5500-SF employee benefit plan annual reports.
May 12, 2010
PSCA: Bigger 403(b) Sponsors Enroll More AutomaticallyLarger nonprofit employers are more likely than smaller nonprofits to make signing up for the retirement plan the default option.
May 12, 2010
Pankau To Lead South Carolina BlueM. Edward Sellers, the chairman and chief executive officer of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina, plans to retire from the CEO post Aug. 1.
May 12, 2010
National Life Group Company launches new universal life productLife Insurance Company of the Southwest, member of National Life Group, Montpelier, Vt., has introduced its latest addition to its fixed universal life (UL) portfolio, LSW IncomeBuilder UL.
May 12, 2010
Rating Agency Upgrades Unum (CORRECTED)Moody's Investors Service has changed the credit rating it has assigned Unum Group Corp. (NYSE:UNM) to Baa3, from Ba1, and the insurance financial strength ratings on the U.S. life units to A3, from Baa1.
May 12, 2010
Crazy FederalesI read yesterday that the some of our august federal lawmakers may launch an investigation as to why the market took a tumultuous drop on Thursday last and then added more insult the following day.
May 12, 2010
Center for Retirement Research Finds Healthy Pay Higher Costs Than Unhealthy in RetirementFinding attributed to longer life spans for healthy individuals, translating to higher health care costs in long run