Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Fed Chief Backs OFC Concept
By Arthur D. PostalFederal Reserve Board chairman Ben Bernanke told House members today that it would be a "useful idea" to create a federal charter option for insurance companies, "particularly for large, systemically critical insurance companies."
February 25, 2009
Behind Every Cloud Is A Silver LiningAs estate planners, we are faced with challenges and opportunities every day. Getting clients to take action in these economic times is difficult, but...
February 25, 2009
Feds Send Health Plans On Hunt For Social Security NumbersGroup health plans are facing a major new data collection challenge...
February 24, 2009
IRS Completes Automatic Contribution RegsThe Internal Revenue Service has published a final rule that applies to employers that want to set up qualified automatic contribution arrangement programs.
February 24, 2009
Empire State Bans Guaranty Ads, Divorce InsuranceNew York regulators have blocked producers from mentioning guaranty fund protection in ads and also blocked insurers from insuring couples' retirement arrangements against marital discord.
February 24, 2009
CMS: Health Insurance Costs Rise Just 1.4%The amount U.S. residents spent on public and private health insurance administrative costs rose only 3.6% in 2007, down from 8.4% in 2006.
February 24, 2009
Life Partners Raises DividendA life settlement firm will be increasing the rate it pays shareholders 20%.
February 24, 2009
European Group To EU: When You Make New Rules, Be CarefulThe head of a financial services giant says regulators and legislators should recognize that insurers are different from banks.