Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Index Life's Status More Uncertain Than Ever
By Joan E. BorosThe Securities and Exchange Commission, in adopting Rule 151A, may have clarified the status of index annuities, but it also made the status of index life insurance more uncertain than ever...
February 24, 2009
Make A Hobby Of ItIf passing a weekday fishing or canoeing with your best buddies sounds like a far better way to spend your time than cold-calling strangers from a nondescript cubicle, well, you're probably right...
February 23, 2009
Teamsters Stick With PBMA union has endorsed its incumbent pharmacy benefits manager for the sixth straight year.
February 23, 2009
A.M. Best expects continued negative rating actions for life/annuity sectorA new report from A.M. Best Co. finds the North American life/annuity segment is of lower credit quality relative to where it was historically and...
February 23, 2009
Sun Life: Canadians Also Raid Nest EggsWorkers in Canada seem to be feeling some of the same intense financial pressure that U.S. workers are feeling.
February 23, 2009
MetLife Ramps Up Affinity MarketingAn insurer says it will be trying harder to sell insurance through associations and other institutional groups, such as multi-employer trusts, joint purchasing associations, and professional employer organizations.
February 23, 2009
Corporate Synergies ExpandsA benefits consulting and brokerage firm has opened an office in the Washington area.
February 23, 2009
Humana Questions Medicare AssumptionsThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is assuming that physicians who treat Medicare Advantage plan patients will accept a 20% pay cut in 2010.