Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Two Words For 2007: Strong Growth
By Jim ConnollyIf two words could be used to sum up the performance of The Top 200 life insurance companies for 2007, those words would be "strong growth."
August 17, 2008
Annual Checkup For Health Insurers Looked Good Last YearThe 2007 checkup for health insurers is generally good, with one or two minor aches and pains.The statistics are culled from Highline Data, an affiliate ...
August 17, 2008
Changes In The Wind For CI Insurance In The U.S.Stand-alone, acceleration and riders are the 3 critical illness insurance designs that prevail in the United States market. Here is a recap, and also a ...
August 17, 2008
Annual Checkup For Health Insurers Looked Good Last YearThe 2007 checkup for health insurers is generally good, with one or two minor aches and pains.The statistics are culled from Highline Data, an affiliate ...
August 17, 2008
Court Backs Mutual Policyholders Who Get Stock In ConversionsThe Internal Revenue Service inappropriately requires policyholders who receive stock in a mutual-to-stock conversion to pay taxes on the proceeds when the stock is sold, ...
August 17, 2008
Listen Up: Why Hearing Benefits MatterMany companies include dental and vision benefits in their employee benefits packages but underestimate the value of hearing benefits. A few insurance providers are leading ...
August 17, 2008
Discount Split-Dollar's Ability To Withstand IRS Scrutiny DebatedIf you're looking for a hot new technique to pitch to your affluent clientele, here's one to consider: the intergenerational private split-dollar arrangement. If it ...
August 17, 2008
Sub-prime Crisis Could Impact Insurance Sales: LOMAThe sub-prime mortgage crisis could have a negative impact on the sale of life insurance products, according to a recent research report issued by LOMA, ...