Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Single-Premium Whole Life Policy Debuts
By staff WriterA new single-premium whole life policy includes accelerated benefits riders that allow access to the policy's living benefits if the insured is diagnosed with terminal, chronic or critical illness.
October 07, 2009
Is the amount of coverage appropriate for the client's financial situation?You may be wondering why underwriters bother to consider this question. Isn't it really up to the client and the agent to decide upon the appropriate amount of coverage?
October 06, 2009
Study: FIA Returns "Competitive"A new study on index annuity performance is countering some negative conclusions about this performance that have been circulating.
October 06, 2009
Life Insurer To Go PublicSymetra Financial Corp. plans to make an initial public offering of common stock.
October 06, 2009
AIG Veteran To Lead Allstate FinancialAllstate Corp. has hired Matthew Winter to be president of Allstate Financial.
October 06, 2009
Life Insurer To Go PublicSymetra Financial Corp. plans to make an initial public offering of common stock.
October 06, 2009
MIB: 45-69 Age Group AwakensU.S. life insurers received fewer requests for individual coverage from young applicants in September than they did in September 2007, but activity for older applicants was stronger.
October 06, 2009
ACLI: Model RMBS LossesThe American Council of Life Insurers wants to see the effects of residential mortgage-backed securities losses on risk-based capital tailored to reflect the expected severity of the losses.