Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
American General reprices, enhances term life product
By Staff WriterAmerican General Life Companies, Houston, has announced a repricing of its AG ROP Select-a-Term life insurance, enhancing the affordability of this level premium endowment term life insurance product
April 28, 2010
S. 3217: The Ice BrokeThe Senate tonight passed a procedural amendment that will allow debate on S. 3217, the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010, to proceed.
April 28, 2010
Social Networking A Life Underwriting Tool? Report Stirs DebateInsurers will increasingly use public shared data to inform pricing decisions and aid in fraud detection, predict researchers from Celent.
April 28, 2010
S. 3217: The Ice BrokeThe Senate tonight passed a procedural amendment that will allow debate on S. 3217, the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010, to proceed.
April 28, 2010
Industry Working To Get Carve-Outs In Financial Reform LegislationAs senators on both sides of the aisle maneuver to turn the debate over financial services reform legislation to their political advantage, insurance industry lobbyists are working to carve out concessions that limit the bill's impact on the industry.
April 28, 2010
Charitable Leverage: A New Paradigm For Life Insurance and Charitable Remainder TrustsOkay, I confess: I've had a 32-year love affair with cash value life insurance. It is, in my view, the single most dynamic financial tool ever offered to the American consumer.
April 27, 2010
Feds Ramp Up Advice EffortsThe Financial Literacy and Education Commission, a government agency, has set up a website that gives the government's thoughts on how consumers should handle their finances.
April 27, 2010
Indian Company To Scoop Up CHCSUniversal American Corp. (NYSE:UAM) has agreed to sell a unit that administers long term care insurance plans and other elder care plans.