Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Maine May Amend Life Settlement Law (Corrected)
By staff WriterA bill has been proposed in Maine that would clarify a state law requiring life insurance companies to notify policy holders of their option to sell their policy rather than let it lapse.
January 18, 2010
Swiss Re Shifts Term Block To BerkshireSwiss Reinsurance Company announced today it is reinsuring a closed block of its U.S. individual life reinsurance business with Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
January 18, 2010
Crisis Panel Hears About Texas Life Settlement CaseA Texas district court succeeded in restoring 69% of funds placed by investors in a life settlement firm accused of fraud last year, according to a state regulator.
January 18, 2010
New York Life To Back Haiti ReliefNew York Life Insurance Company has unveiled plans to offer financial assistance to Haiti, joining other carriers that have agreed to help the devastated island nation.
January 18, 2010
Insurance Groups Push Health Bill ChangesA number of insurance carrier and employer trade groups are asking that the effective dates for numerous changes in health place benefits and policies be extended in any healthcare reform legislation.
January 18, 2010
Congress Revisits Health Reform NegotiationsCongress officially returns to work Tuesday, and its first order of business will be the sharing to members of the details of the emerging compromise on healthcare reform legislation.
January 15, 2010
Web Bits: SelectQuote, California Blue, IPipelineA Web-based life insurance agency has added a term life supplier.
January 15, 2010
The life changes checklistThe checklist's release followed recent survey results that indicate about 100 million Americans cite financial freedom among their top New Year's resolutions each year.