Life Insurance
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One in 10 LTCI claims begin before age 70
By Staff WriterNearly one in 10 (8.9 percent) of new individual long-term care insurance claims initiated during 2008 were made prior to age 70, according to a...
June 08, 2009
Quiz question: Effective date for the new rulingThis article answers the question: Which of several dates shown is the effective date for the Internal Revenue Service's new Ruling 2009-13 regarding life settlements?
June 08, 2009
Quotable: Sense of urgencyThis is a quote by Maribeth Kuzmeski on the risiing sense of urgency that investors have in today's economy
June 08, 2009
Dinallo in, then outNew York insurance department superintendant Eric Dinallo was in the thick of it, regarding life settlements; now he's resigned his post.
June 08, 2009
Dorsett to preside over LISAVeris Settlement Partners' Russel Dorsett has been elected the new president of LISA, the Life Insurance Settlement Association. He has been on LISA's board since 2007 and has acted as vice president since last year.
June 08, 2009
Feature: Tax experts mull Revenue rulings on settlementsThe Internal Revenue Services' recent ruling on life settlement taxation was in some respects disappointing to the industry but not a surprise. Here are the pros and cons.
June 07, 2009
LTC Carrier Posts SiteGenworth Financial Inc. has created a new website aimed at educating consumers about long term care and LTC insurance.
June 07, 2009
Annuity-LTC Combo DebutsBankers Life and Casualty Company has announced a new deferred fixed annuity with a long term care rider.