Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Why An Uptick Is Coming For Indexed UL Sales
By Sheryl J. MooreIndex universal life sales in 2008 were a record-breaking $539 million. Never have the environment and market conditions been so favorable for this product.
July 05, 2009
Conning Sees Slow Industry RecoveryThe life-annuity industry will continue to struggle for a while to recover from the financial crisis of 2008 and the loss of assets and surplus, according to a new report.
July 05, 2009
Firm Cuts Quick Eval RatesProducers can get life settlement candidate analysis services from 21st Services L.L.C. at discounted prices for the rest of the year.
July 05, 2009
New Reg System ProposedMost insurance would be exempt from oversight by the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency under legislation the Treasury Department sent to Congress last week.
July 05, 2009
Reform Ideas Meet With Mild ApplauseThe recent slick rollout of the Obama administration's "white paper" for financial services reform was for some reason greeted with enthusiasm by both sides of the federal-vs.-state-regulation-of-insurance debate.
July 02, 2009
Panel Cuts Health Act Tab - UpdatedDemocrats on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee say they have reduced the projected cost of implementing their health reform proposal.
July 02, 2009
Plan Interactions Cost DoctorsU.S. physicians, their employees, and their lawyers and accountants may spend an average of about $68,000 in time per physician per year on interacting with health plans.
July 02, 2009
Group Updates 403(b) ToolsThe SPARK Institute is revising documents that 403(b) retirement plan sponsors and vendors use to share data.