Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Not all insurers may need TARP funds
By Staff WriterWhen it comes to accepting bailout funds, life insurers are dividing into two camps: those gobbling up taxpayers' cash and those who may no longer need it, thanks to a partial recovery in the stock market. Those companies in the later category include Ameriprise, while Prudential, Principal Financial and Allstate...
May 21, 2009
LISA Reaches Out To AgentsThe Life Insurance Settlement Association has opened a new membership class for agents working in the secondary life market.
May 21, 2009
Aetna Creates Discount ProgramA health insurer has developed a business products and services discount program aimed at small and midsize employers.
May 21, 2009
Quote Process Gets UpdateAssurant Employee Benefits has simplified the process for quoting its voluntary short-term disability products.
May 21, 2009
Marketer Appeals To GradsA specialty insurance sales firm is courting young adults and their families.
May 21, 2009
Quote Process Gets UpdateAssurant Employee Benefits has simplified the process for quoting its voluntary short-term disability products.
May 21, 2009
Times Attacks OFC ProposalThe New York Times said today in an editorial that Congress should reject legislation creating an optional federal charter for insurance, calling the OFC approach a recipe for "regulator shopping."
May 21, 2009
EBSA Delays Advice RulesAn arm of the U.S. Department of Labor will be taking more time to implement regulations governing delivery of investment advice to retirement plan participants.