Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
EBSA Publishes 403(b) Bulletin
By Allison BellAn arm of the U.S. Department of Labor has come out with a new batch of advice aimed at the nonprofit employers that offer 403(b) retirement plans and the advisors that serve them.
February 23, 2010
Schwartzman To Oversee N.Y. Department StrategyMartin Schwartzman is now the deputy superintendent for strategic planning and market initiatives at the New York State Insurance Department.
February 23, 2010
Gibbs: Federal Health Rate Regulator Not A New AgencyObama administration officials want the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to work with state insurance regulators to oversee health insurance prices, rather than creating a new price review agency.
February 23, 2010
Obama Plan Faces Jeers From NAIC, NAMIC, AALTCIThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners is ready to oppose any health bill provisions that would permit federal preemption of state insurance rate regulation, an official says.
February 23, 2010
Life Insurance: Five steps for sales successClose the sale with a back-to-basics approach.
February 23, 2010
Canadian Insurer Opens U.S. Life CompanyIndustrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. has launched IA American Life Insurance Company.
February 23, 2010
Jeff Watkins named Brokerage Manager at First American Insurance UnderwritersFirst American Insurance Underwriters, Inc., Needham, Mass., has named Jeff Watkins as a Brokerage Manager. He is responsible in assisting producers by providing sales opportunities and underwriting solutions to help their business grow.
February 23, 2010
Peachtree Sells Settlement Investment In EuropePeachtree Settlement Funding says it recently sold "a sizable portfolio" of life-contingent structured settlements to a large European bank.