Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
LPL's 2009 Net Rises 4%, Despite Revenue Fall
By James J. GreenLargest independent B/D adds 750 new advisors to its fold
February 24, 2010
Panel Rejects Antitrust Bill AmendmentHouse leaders expect to bring H.R. 4626, the Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act bill, up for debate on the House floor today.
February 24, 2010
Disability Bits: Unum, Guardian, Fineos, Crowe Paradis, PetersenUnum Group Corp. is selling new voluntary benefits products through the Simply Unum program.
February 24, 2010
ACLI Attacks Obama Plan To Tax Some Annuity IncomeLife insurers are blasting an Obama administration effort to raise revenue for Medicare by imposing a new tax on high-income Americans' earnings from annuities and other investment vehicles.
February 24, 2010
Unitrin To Sell Health Insurance UnitPhysicians Mutual Insurance Company has agreed to acquire Reserve National Insurance Company from Unitrin Inc. (NYSE:UTR).
February 24, 2010
Life Industry May Have Won A Fiduciary Standard BattleThe Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee apparently will use a standard of care amendment backed by the life insurance industry in the new financial services reform draft it is developing.
February 24, 2010
GNAIE: Use The Right Discount RateForcing insurers to use a "risk-free discount rate" to discount life insurance contract liabilities could cause huge problems in the insurance and pension sectors, according to Douglas Barnert.
February 24, 2010
House Votes On Antitrust BillMembers of the House have voted 406-19 to pass H.R. 4626, the Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act bill.