Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Health Consolidation Slammed
By Arthur D. PostalA consumer group is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to start an antitrust probe of health insurers.
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
The Beltway bait and switchA simple lesson too many politicians have yet to learn; companies don't pay taxes, consumers do. Any tax increase in the corporate rate is passed...
May 21, 2009
OII Bill DebutsRep. Paul Kanjorski has introduced H.R. 2609, a bill that would create a federal Office of Insurance Information within the U.S. Treasury Department.
May 20, 2009
Funds Keep Smoke OutAmerican United Life Insurance Company has started offering retirement services clients the LIVESTRONG target-date asset allocation portfolios.
May 20, 2009
Where's The Board?The last time the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. board met, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was over 12,000, and most U.S. companies were reporting strong profits.
May 20, 2009
Stats Bits: Dependents, Students, The SickSpouses and children often cost group health plans more than the active employees do.