Life Insurance
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Speakers Urge States To Tame Swaps Market
By Jim ConnollyWitnesses testified at a National Conference of Insurance Legislators hearing that state insurance legislators should act to put credit default swaps under the jurisdiction of state insurance regulators.
January 23, 2009
NAHU, AARP Welcome Passage Of COBRA Expansion BillThe National Association of Health Underwriters and AARP both are welcoming House committee approval of a bill that would help laid-off workers pay to continue their health benefits.
January 23, 2009
Equity and interest holdings for seniors$2.5 trillion: Equity holdings for households led by someone between 60 and 69. $1.2 trillion: Interest bearing assets for households led by someone between 60 and 69. $1.6 trillion: Equity holdings for households led by someone betwe
January 23, 2009
Invescor Reports Strong Growth In Life Settlement AppsA life settlement administration firm says it handled 25% more settlement applications in 2008 than it did in 2007.
January 23, 2009
Carriers Agree To Help Vioxx PatientsA federal judge in New Orleans has approved a settlement that will direct a large share of a prescription drug liability settlement to participating patients, rather than to the health insurers' that paid for the patients' care.
January 23, 2009
NAIC Gears Up For Capital Plan Hearing - And VoteThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners says it will hold separate "yes or no" votes Jan. 29 on each of the 9 sections of the American Council of Life Insurers' proposal for changing capital and surplus rules.
January 23, 2009
Lawmakers Consider Dramatic COBRA Expansion - UpdatedThe House Ways and Means Committee today marked up a bill that could subsidize the cost of continuing group health coverage for laid-off workers and cut workers' share of the premiums to 35%.
January 23, 2009
NCOIL Leaders Call For Caution On Capital ProposalTwo top officers of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators want insurance regulators to delay action on an American Council of Life Insurers capital and surplus proposal.