Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Many Investors In Holding Pattern,Settlement Managers Say
By Trevor ThomasAlthough the current economy is making life settlements more attractive to many seniors who have lost asset value in the equity markets, it has also made it harder to find investors who want their policies, executives in the industry report.
January 19, 2009
Economy Threatens Boomers' Oral HealthDental insurers are hoping advisors will help them keep the recession from knocking the teeth out of boomer clients' mouths.
January 19, 2009
The Forecast For Critical Illness InsuranceAlthough the United States is definitely in recession this year, the environment created by the meltdown of 2008 could be a catalyst for growth in the critical illness insurance business.
January 19, 2009
How The Life And Annuity Business Will Fare During The CrisisThe year 2009 will probably go down as one of the most significant in the financial services industry.
January 19, 2009
What's Ahead For The DI MarketDisability insurers and producers have spent the past few years working to explain why income protection matters.
January 19, 2009
Value-Based Plan Design: Putting A Price On Health Care QualityAs benefits advisors help employers struggle with the burgeoning costs of health care, cost-sharing initiatives seem to be everywhere.
January 18, 2009
Insurance Basics Will Drive Products In The FutureIn 2008, consumers and investors alike experienced unprecedented volatility and loss of confidence in most sectors of the American financial system...
January 18, 2009
3Q Variable Life Sales Off 24.5% From Last YearVariable life insurance sales with single premiums included at 10% for the 38 companies reporting in the VALUE survey for the 3rd quarter of 2008 were $541 million, a 13.8% decrease from 2nd quarter 2008 sales...