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Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
What the Class Act can teach the long term care insurance industry
By Marilee Kern DriscollThe long term care benefiits in the proposed Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act of 2007 and included in some of today's legislaiton are worth a good hard look.
October 13, 2009
Retailer CFOs React To Health ReformAbout 29% of chief financial officers at large U.S. retailers say health reform-related costs could force them to lay workers off.
October 13, 2009
Allianz Life Gets Annuity Jury Verdict (Updated)Jurors in a U.S. District Court in Minnesota have ruled in favor of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America a key issue and against it on another in connection with a class-action lawsuit involving indexed annuity marketing materials.
October 13, 2009
Rating Agency Proposal Draws Consumer Groups JeersThe Center for Economic Justice and the Consumer Federation of America are opposing an effort to change the way residential mortgage-backed securities are graded.
October 13, 2009
Labor's Own Benefits Problems Reach Supreme CourtThe U.S. Supreme Court will review a case that involves a question about whether the U.S. Department of Labor created an employee's health coverage headaches or a health carrier erred.
October 13, 2009
House: Our Health Bill Is Almost HereThe House "Tri-Committee" team says it is almost done with blending the House health bills.
October 13, 2009
Allianz Life Gets Annuity Jury Verdict (Updated)Jurors in a U.S. District Court in Minnesota have ruled in favor of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America a key issue and against it on another in connection with a class-action lawsuit involving indexed annuity marketing materials.
October 13, 2009
AIG To Sell Taiwan Life InsurerA consortium has agreed to pay American International Group Inc. about $2.15 billion for Nan Shan Life Insurance Company Ltd.