Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
MetLife Settles With Fed On Commissions
By Arthur D. PostalMetropolitan Life Insurance Company has agreed to pay $13.5 million to the federal government to settle allegations arising from contingent commissions it paid to a San Diego broker.
April 15, 2010
Towers Watson: Pension Plans Have Another Good MonthThe typical defined benefit pension plan probably did well in March, pension consultants report.
April 15, 2010
EHealth To Offer Healthcare Blue Book DataA Web-based health insurer has picked a health care price information vendor.
April 15, 2010
New York Seeks Comments On Discretionary Clause DraftEmpire State regulators have posted a version of a proposed regulation that would prohibit annuity issuers and life and health insurers in the state from using contracts that include discretionary clauses.
April 15, 2010
Wisconsin Regulators Eye Annuity SuitabilityThe Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance has asked three life insurers to change procedures and guidelines for determining product suitability.
April 15, 2010
Corker, Nelson Weigh In On Dodd BillSen. Robert Corker, R-Tenn., says he would be "stunned" if the Senate failed to reach a bipartisan agreement on financial services regulation.
April 15, 2010
MetLife: Employers Thinking More About Benefits CostEmployers say controlling benefits costs is now their top benefits objective.
April 15, 2010
Amrita, Software Firm Team Up In Secondary MarketAmrita Financial Inc., a life settlement firm, and Finance Logix, a software firm, will be working together to market their services to financial services professionals.