Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
RGA To Acquire ING Re Group Life Business
By staff WriterReinsurance Group of America Inc. has agreed to take over a Dutch company's U.S. and Canadian group life, accident and health reinsurance business.
October 19, 2009
Industry Groups Fighting Fiduciary StandardThis week will tell whether the insurance industry has been able to persuade the House Financial Services Committee that a proposed "one-size-fits-all" fiduciary standard governing the sale of securities products.
October 19, 2009
The Importance Of StewardshipThe notion that we can remain neutral while others are engaged in practices that reflect poorly upon our business completely ignores the issue of stewardship.
October 19, 2009
Are Attending Physician Statement Summaries Poised For Take-Off?The attending physician's statement (APS) is a core underwriting asset.
October 19, 2009
Close The Case With Cash Flow AnalysisGiven today's economic climate, clients are more careful than ever about planning for the future.
October 19, 2009
In Recession's Wake, The Affluent Get Back to BasicsHigh net worth individuals have reduced expectations for their portfolios; and the life insurance and financial service professionals who deliver steady results and make themselves accessible can expect to win their business.
October 18, 2009
The Life Settlement Business After The StormThe past 12 months have been, to say the least, dramatic. Global financial markets came perilously close to a total meltdown, and in the aftermath the world is mired in a deep recession.
October 18, 2009
California Enacts Settlement LawCalifornia Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill aimed at regulating life settlements and imposing a state ban on stranger-originated life insurance policies.