Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Maine Law Backs Life Settlements
By Staff WriterA new law in Maine requires life insurance companies to advise senior life insurance policy owners that life insurance settlements are an alternative to surrendering their policy or allowing it to lapse.
June 23, 2009
Most Don't Favor Government Health Care: SurveyA recent industry survey finds that 56% of respondents who have health insurance are against a government-run health care plan or are not sure how they feel about such a plan.
June 23, 2009
NAIC Examines FIA Sales DataA study for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners reports that of 50 annuity insurers surveyed, 12 have either left the annuity business or gone into rehabilitation since 2008.
June 23, 2009
Carrier Offers Online Will PrepFort Dearborn Life Insurance Company is offering an online will preparation service with new group life insurance plans.
June 23, 2009
Conning Sees Industry Recovery After This YearThe 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.
June 23, 2009
Most Buyers Of Life + LTC Policies Are Women: StudyA study by the American Association for Long Term Care Insurance finds 66% of buyers of combination long term care-life insurance policies in 2008 were women.
June 23, 2009
Conning Sees Industry Recovery After This YearThe 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.
June 23, 2009
VA Oversight DefendedLife insurance industry trade groups and a state regulator all voiced strong opposition in testimony before Congress today to the Obama administration's proposal that a separate federal agency oversee financial products.