Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
1Q 2008 Variable Annuity Sales Dropped 12.4% From 4Q 2007
By Frank OconnorNew sales of variable annuities totaled $40.9 billion in the 1st quarter of 2008, a 12.4% decrease from 4th quarter 2007 new sales of $46.7 ...
July 06, 2008
How Insurers Can Outperform The Market In Uncertain TimesA slowing economy, volatile financial markets, fast-changing customer demands and new emerging-market opportunities are redefining the prospects for the global life insurance industry. Executives are ...
July 06, 2008
How Insurers Can Outperform The Market In Uncertain TimesA slowing economy, volatile financial markets, fast-changing customer demands and new emerging-market opportunities are redefining the prospects for the global life insurance industry. Executives are ...
July 06, 2008
Weatherford Leaves NAICCatherine Weatherford, executive vice president and CEO of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, is leaving her post, the NAIC confirmed.At press time, it is ...
July 06, 2008
Escaping The IRA Tax Monster$16.6 Trillion. According to the Investment Company Institute in Washington, that's how much money Americans have stashed in qualified retirement plans as of the end ...
July 06, 2008
Debate Continues On NAIC's Market Conduct Data Collection ProjectAs state insurance regulators prepare to consider a centralized market conduct data bank during a conference call on July 8, industry representatives are arguing that ...
July 06, 2008
The Details Matter In Estate PlanningFinancial professionals who have a grasp of key legal concepts affecting the senior population will be better able to serve their clientele, Cynthia Sharp told ...
July 06, 2008
Surplus For 100 Life Companies Rose 6.4% In 2007One hundred companies, comprising 85% of life insurance industry assets, earned a record $30.4 billion in operating earnings in 2007, according to data from Insurance ...