Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
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By Warren S. HerschWhy is life insurance valuable as a source of liquidity?
August 13, 2009
ICI: Plan Assets PlungedU.S. retirement plans held $13.4 trillion in assets March 31, down about 22% from $17.1 trillion at the end of the first quarter of 2008, according to the Investment Company Institute.
August 13, 2009
ULs Include Lifetime GuaranteesJohn Hancock Financial is rolling out 2 new universal life policies that have lifetime death benefit guarantees.
August 13, 2009
Government Plan Rules EasedThe Internal Revenue Service is giving sponsors of some governmental retirement plans more time to adopt remedial amendments.
August 13, 2009
IRS: Help Us With 414(x) RulesThe Internal Revenue Service wants advice about how it should implement a new law that will let employers offer defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans on a combined basis.
August 13, 2009
E-Bits: IPipeline, Principal, Assurant, National Life, OthersA life insurer has started using new insurance application routing capabilities from Internet Pipeline Inc.
August 13, 2009
Insurer Sues Over Madoff CostsMassachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company and some of its financial units are suing casualty insurers in connection with allegations that the insurers failed to cover legal costs stemming from the Bernard Madoff fraud.
August 13, 2009
Insurer Sues Over Madoff CostsMassachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company and some of its financial units are suing casualty insurers in connection with allegations that the insurers failed to cover legal costs stemming from the Bernard Madoff fraud.