Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Allianz FIA Product Annuity Includes Bond Index Option
By Staff WriterA new fixed index annuity has debuted with a bond index allocation option plus an annual reset crediting method.
February 12, 2010
Principal Releases Retirement Plan Compliance ToolsA company is offering two online services to help retirement plan sponsors comply with new U.S. Department of Labor data collection and investment expense disclosure regulations.
February 12, 2010
Tech Bits: Connecture, IPipelineConnecture Inc. is teaming with MedicareCRM to market a system that can help insurers with selling and administering Medicare Advantage plans.
February 12, 2010
Why Some Annuity IMOs Own Their Own Broker-DealerAt least three big fixed indexed annuity marketers now own their own broker-dealers.
February 11, 2010
Massachusetts Imposes New Limits On Mass. BlueMassachusetts regulators say they may reject "unreasonable" small group health insurance rate increases requested by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts.
February 11, 2010
Plans Join New Jersey Standards InitiativesGarden State health carriers are trying to move toward a standardized electronic communications system.
February 11, 2010
Bipartisan Jobs Bill Includes COBRA, Pension ProvisionsSen. Max Baucus and Sen. Charles Grassley have teamed up to unveil a jobs bill draft that would extend the COBRA subsidy program and ease some of the requirements imposed on pension plan sponsors.
February 11, 2010
ING Promotes Rational Approach To SavingsAn insurer is running a television commercial that encourages consumers to base retirement planning on something more than guesswork.