Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Adieu, Part II
By Steve PiontekAs I wrote in the previous column, I will be retiring as of April 30 and wanted to say good-bye to the industry in two parts.
April 28, 2010
U.S. Life Insurers Boost Capital And SurplusU.S. life insurers enjoyed double-digit growth in total capital and surplus last year, according to a new report.
April 28, 2010
Psst, wanna read a good book?There are a number of good books out about The Great Debacle. To get a sense of history, try 13 Bankers -- The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown, by Simon Johnson and James Kwak
April 28, 2010
American General reprices, enhances term life productAmerican 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
AALU: Learn a lesson from the U.K.Three years ago at AALU's annual meeting, Tony Gordon sounded the warning bell about when regulators have unlimited power.
April 28, 2010
Niemeyer promoted to senior v.p. and general counsel for Western & SouthernWestern & Southern Financial Group, Cincinnati, has named Jonathan D. Niemeyer senior vice president and general counsel.
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.