Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Canadian Carrier Closes On Life And Health Block
By Staff WriterUnity Life of Canada has completed efforts to acquire most of the insurance business of MetLife Canada through an assumption reinsurance agreement.
November 02, 2009
LIDMA: ESignature Is HereMost large life insurers that sell through direct marketing programs have electronic signature tools in place or plan to introduce them within the next 12 months.
November 02, 2009
At Need Impaired Risk Annuity: A Little Known SolutionA growing number of families are confronting an extremely vexing problem for which there is an excellent and elegant insurance solution--a special type of annuity.
November 02, 2009
Estate Tax Extension Seen By Year-End, But Not Permanent FixAssociation for Advanced Life Underwriting officials believe that before Congress recesses it will extend the 2009 estate tax levels for another year, but won't deal with permanent reform until next year.
November 02, 2009
Cigarette Smoking: Time To Upgrade The UnderwritingSince the life insurance industry started underwriting cigarette use some 30 years ago.
November 02, 2009
Improved Mental Screening Can Cut Claim CostsDementia-related claims costs continue to present the single largest claim liability to long term care carriers.
November 02, 2009
Low Interest Rates and Depressed Asset Valuations = OpportunitiesToday's economic environment presents unique estate planning opportunities for high-net-worth clients to consider with their trusted tax and legal advisors.
November 02, 2009
Life Insurers Actively Seeking Certain Impaired RisksThe impaired risk life insurance business continues to evolve from its early days, to the point that many carriers today actually seek out applicants with certain impairments.