Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
New York Mandates E-Fingerprints For Licenses
By staff WriterThe New York State Insurance Department announced that applicants for insurance licenses must submit their fingerprints electronically with their applications beginning Dec. 15.
December 11, 2009
Personnel Changes: New York State, Sterling Life, OthersThe New York State Insurance Department has named Matthew Gaul deputy superintendent for the life industry.
December 11, 2009
CMS: Health Bill Excise Tax Could Bend CurveImposing a 40% excise tax on relatively high-cost, "Cadillac" health plans might be fairly effective at holding down health care spending, a government forecaster says.
December 11, 2009
Grassley Dings TARP-Related Insurer Bank DealsThe U.S. Treasury Department should not have let large insurers qualify for the Troubled Asset Relief Program by acquiring small thrifts, Sen. Charles Grassley says.
December 11, 2009
More Details Emerge In Connection With Insurer BattleDocuments filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission give more information about the conflict between a New York life insurer and a major shareholder.
December 10, 2009
CIGNA Tries STD PreventionCIGNA Corp. will be trying to help benefit plan members avoid needing short-term disability benefits.
December 10, 2009
Enrollees To Seek Prescription BidsA health plan will be helping members auction off the opportunity to sell them medicine.
December 10, 2009
Petersen Insurers Yacht Event ParticipantsA well-known insurance underwriter recently helped sponsor a major gathering of boats.