Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Congress Rattles Group Health
By Allison BellEmployers are scared of what Congress and President Obama will do to the U.S. health care system, but "they're also concerned about doing nothing," Michael Thompson says.
June 03, 2009
Insurer Settles Over Cross-SellingAn insurance company has reached a settlement with the Maine Bureau of Insurance in connection with allegations of improper sales practices.
June 03, 2009
Times Test VA SellersA year ago, a common knock against variable annuities was that they had never been tested in a severe bear market.
June 03, 2009
LTC Products DebutMutual of Omaha has introduced a collection of long term care insurance products with a wide range of features.
June 03, 2009
UL Policy Offers LTC RiderJohn Hancock Life Insurance Company has brought out a universal life insurance policy that provides low cost death coverage at current interest rate assumptions along with a long term care option.
June 03, 2009
Insurer Offers Fixed ULBankers Conseco Life Insurance Company has introduced its first new fixed interest universal life policy.
June 03, 2009
Expert: IRS Helped Secondary MarketThe new Internal Revenue Service rulings on life settlement taxation should increase secondary market opportunities, Jon Mendelsohn says.
June 03, 2009
FINRA sanctioned far less in 2008, law firm reportsIt was a "slow year" for FINRA in 2008, according to one law firm's assessment. Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP released analysis Wednesday revealing FINRA -...