Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Sebelius Checks With States On Risk Pools
By Staff WriterThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary has sent letters to governors and state insurance commissioners asking about their interest in participating in the temporary high risk pool program.
April 05, 2010
Agents: Explore Innovations with a Level HeadThe insurance industry isn't exactly known for its innovation. Basically everything is just a version of something else - and for good reason, because such basic protection products as life insurance already work without having to reinvent the wheel.
April 05, 2010
Kentucky Enacts Settlement Notice RuleKentucky Governor Steven L. Beshear (D) has signed a new law requiring life insurers in the state to notify policy owners of life settlements as an alternative to lapsing or surrendering their life policy.
April 05, 2010
Nationwide Adds DI To Worksite LineupNationwide Mutual Insurance Company's workplace benefits unit has added group short-term and long-term disability plans with flexible features and benefit levels.
April 05, 2010
Dental Network ExpandsAmeritas Group is expanding its dental network by 22,000 locations, bringing the total to over 130,000.
April 05, 2010
EBRI: HSAs Won't Cover Retiree Health CostsHealth savings accounts are likely to play a minor part in savings for health care costs in retirement, according to a new report.
April 05, 2010
With Health Reform Now Law, Industry Turns To ImplementationPragmatism is clearly replacing anxiety and opposition as the health insurance industry pivots at a feverish pace to implement health care reform legislation.