Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
CBO Analyzes Estate Tax Alternatives
By Allison BellRepealing the federal estate tax would increase the federal budget deficit by about $502 billion over the 10-year period starting in 2010, a Congressional Budget Office analyst predicts.
December 21, 2009
CIAB Sees Health Bill Improving; AHIP, Not So MuchThe Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers has become a little warmer toward H.R. 3590, the Senate health bill, but America's Health Insurance Plans is still unimpressed.
December 21, 2009
Smarr: Senate Should Fix Self-Gutting Malpractice ProvisionA proposed addition to H.R. 3590, the Senate health bill, would encourage states to set up new systems for handling medical malpractice claims - but it also would let claimants opt out of using the new systems.
December 21, 2009
Verisk Health Adds Actuarial ToolA company has introduced a system that can help users analyze commercial health plan claims risk.
December 21, 2009
U.S. Retirement Teams With Financial IndependenceA 403(b) plan marketing specialist says it will be using one main independent marketing organization to handle non-403(b) client sales.
December 21, 2009
Congress Extends COBRA Subsidy Program (Updated)President Obama has signed H.R. 3326, a defense appropriations bill with a provision that will let involuntarily terminated workers seek the temporary 65% federal health benefits continuation subsidy up until Feb. 28, 2010.
December 21, 2009
CBO Analyzes Estate Tax AlternativesRepealing the federal estate tax would increase the federal budget deficit by about $502 billion over the 10-year period starting in 2010, a Congressional Budget Office analyst predicts.
December 21, 2009
Refining and Enhancing Simplified UnderwritingWith the need for quicker turnaround time and swifter issue of policies, the life insurance industry was faced with a dilemma.