Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Amrita: Life Settlements Continue Slide
By staff WriterThe Amrita Life Settlement Index fell about 29% in March from its February level, to 325 points from 455, showing a continued slide in demand for insurance policies on the secondary market.
April 06, 2010
Using Facts to Combat the Long Term Care 'Self-Insurance' PlanOne of the most common objections that a long term care insurance specialist will hear is, "I'll just self-insure."
April 05, 2010
Regulators OK PacificSource-Clear One DealOregon regulators have completed a round of approvals of the acquisition of Clear One Health Plans Inc. by PacificSource Charitable Foundation Inc.
April 05, 2010
Sebelius Checks With States On Risk PoolsThe 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
Missouri Puts National States In RehabA Missouri state judge has placed National States Insurance Co. into rehabilitation and turned it over to regulators at the Missouri Department of Insurance.
April 05, 2010
Calif. Doctor Group Boosts BenefitsThe Cooperative of American Physicians Inc. announced it will automatically provide enhanced group disability insurance and add term life insurance as benefits to its members, who have practices in California.
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.