Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
High Court Backs Administrator In ERISA Case
By Arthur D. PostalThe U.S. Supreme Court has issued a ruling that appears to limit the ability of the federal courts to review benefit plan administrators' decisions from scratch.
April 21, 2010
Welcome Life Opens U.K. OfficeA U.S. life settlement firm has opened an office in London.
April 21, 2010
Senate Panel OKs Derivatives BillMembers of the Senate Agriculture Committee have approved the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act, a bill that would impose a new layer of regulation on insurers that use derivatives.
April 21, 2010
A tip of the cap to a retiring Steve PiontekAs you may be aware, one of my colleagues, Steve Piontek, is retiring at the end of April as Editor-in-Chief of National Underwriter Life & Health.
April 21, 2010
Five ways to gather customer testimonialsTo get clients interested in sending notes of thanks, advisors have to be sure to take care of rule No. 1 in the testimonial game.
April 21, 2010
VUL Option Offers Equities Growth Potential, Downside BufferAXA Equitable Life Insurance Company says an option it has added to its variable universal life policies works to stabilize volatility through performance caps and downside buffers.
April 21, 2010
Settlement Firm Settles SuitA life settlement firm has agreed to pay $1.25 million in stock to settle a lawsuit filed by an investment firm.
April 21, 2010
A tip of the cap to a retiring Steve PiontekAs you may be aware, one of my colleagues, Steve Piontek, is retiring at the end of April as Editor-in-Chief of National Underwriter Life & Health.