Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
MetLife Goes Global With ALICO Deal
By Trevor Thomas, Warren S. HerschMetLife Inc. moved ahead last week with its long-rumored plans to acquire American Life Insurance Company from American International Group Inc., for a price of about $15.5 billion.
March 12, 2010
Latinos To Congress: Remember Us In Health Bill TalksA coalition of Latino groups has developed a health finance legislation priority list.
March 12, 2010
Lawmakers Debate What Parliamentarian SaidA Senate staffer who has been little known outside of Washington is suddenly playing a key role in the health bill process.
March 12, 2010
New York Life To Pay DividendA northeastern-based mutual insurer announced that it will pay a dividend to certain policyholders.
March 12, 2010
New Advisor Tools Address Estate Tax UncertaintyA Midwestern insurer has rolled out a new web site to help keep clients' estate planning on track.
March 12, 2010
Presidential Life Taps New Chairman, Releases EarningsA northeastern insurer has a new man at the top of its board. Presidential Life Corp., Nyack, N.Y. (Nasdaq: PLFE) appointed its lead independent director, William Trust, Jr., as a non-executive chairman of the company's board of directors.
March 12, 2010
Personnel Changes: AXA Equitable, Hannover, Transamerica, OthersAXA Equitable Life Insurance Company has hired Kermitt Brooks to be associate general counsel.
March 11, 2010
Principal Adds Estate Planning SiteAn insurer has set up a new estate planning legislation tracking service.