Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Susan Waring is first woman inducted into The American College Alumni Hall of Fame
By staff WriterSusan D. Waring, CLU, ChFC, recently became the first woman to ever be inducted into The American College's Alumni Hall of Fame.
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
LTC Saw Some 'Out-Of-The-Box' Thinking But Change Came SlowlyIn 2009 there has been a relative flurry of new product innovation and development in long term care insurance.
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.
December 21, 2009
Guarantees, 'De-Risking' Were Top Product Trends In 2009The Great Recession continued in 2009 and so did its impact on insurance products. Once again, guarantees were a major part of the product story- in terms of sales and product features. But another trend reared its head too- de-risking.
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.
December 20, 2009
Senate Prepares For Health Bill Procedural VoteMembers of the Senate are expecting to vote shortly on whether to limit debate on a proposed "manager's amendment" that would revamp H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
December 20, 2009
The Evolution of Automated Underwriting Software Systems1st Generation: These are black box systems which were probably enforced/encouraged on an insurer's underwriting team to ensure consistency as well as a bare minimum standard of underwriting decision making.