Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
AlwaysCare Expands Menu
By staff WriterAn ancillary benefits company will be marketing more products underwritten by a Midwestern carrier.
May 18, 2009
Court Rules On Guaranty ScopeThe Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that the state's insurance guaranty fund does not cover investors in a viatical settlement firm that failed in 2002.
May 18, 2009
Insurer Targets Public SectorSun Life Financial (U.S.) is rolling out a new group life plan and upgraded disability and dental plans for public-sector entities, including schools and municipalities.
May 18, 2009
LISA Wins Court BattleA Florida administrative judge has tossed out part of a proposed state insurance regulation that could require life settlement firms to file detailed annual reports on out-of-state deals as well as Florida deals.
May 18, 2009
IRS Aids Storm-Tossed PlansThe Internal Revenue Service is trying to throw a life line to some 401(k) plan sponsors that are struggling to stay afloat.
May 18, 2009
Case Against SEC's Rule 151A Now In Hands Of The CourtWhether equity-indexed annuities will be subject to federal or state regulation will likely hinge on a federal appeals court panel's view on how much risk in a product currently sold as insurance "is too much risk" to be exempt from federal oversight.
May 18, 2009
Major Healthcare Players Propose $2 Trillion In Savings Over 10 YearsSectors of the entire healthcare industry, including health insurers, are pledging to work to shave $2 trillion or more over 10 years in the cost of healthcare...
May 18, 2009
Poor Economy Means More Work For DI Special Investigation UnitsDesperate times often lead to desperate measures.