Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
IRS Unveils Section 2053 Estate Regs
By Allison BellThe Internal Revenue Service has completed work on final rules that could make it easier for estate administrators to handle deductions for claims against estates.
October 19, 2009
Editor's Blog: Hail Mary PassSteve Piontek says AHIP has been doing its best to play football with a monkey wrench.
October 19, 2009
CMS Loosens Medicare Plan Outreach RulesThe Obama administration now says Medicare Advantage carriers can communicate with enrollees about pending legislation - if the carriers first get enrollees' permission to send them messages about legislative issues.
October 19, 2009
Lawmakers Ponder UnderinsuredHaving too little health insurance can be almost as hard on families as having no coverage at all.
October 19, 2009
Ceridian: COBRA Subsidy Use Was LowHelping laid-off employees pay to continue group health benefits led to an increase in continuation rates, but not as much as policymakers had hoped.
October 19, 2009
Patricelli: Baucus Health Bill Bad For FSAsBenefit plan administrators say trying to raise tax revenue by imposing caps on flexible spending account contributions and health benefits deductibility could shut down the FSA program within 10 years.
October 19, 2009
Short-Term Premium Financing May Work for Affluent ClientsSelling insurance products can be difficult during good times and extremely challenging in recessionary times.
October 19, 2009
Grant Thornton: CFOs Say Benefits Still On BlockMany U.S. companies could end up cutting 401(k) plan matches further, and, at some companies, life and disability benefits may also be at risk.