Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Bank BOLI Assets Exceeded $120 Billion in 2007
By Staff WriterLarge bank holding companies and stand-alone banks reported $120 billion in bank-owned life insurance assets in 2007, up 16% from the 2006 total.Researchers at Michael ...
May 12, 2008
Hearing To Focus On Tax CodeThe Senate Finance Committee plans to hold a hearing on federal tax code reform at 10 a.m. Tuesday.Witnesses at the hearing, "Cracking the Code--Tax Reform ...
May 11, 2008
CMS Toughens Medicare Advantage OversightThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services last week proposed new regulations that considerably toughen marketing and operations oversight on insurers offering Medicare Advantage and ...
May 11, 2008
Actuaries Seek To Educate Treasury On Principles-Based ReservingLife actuaries are responding to an IRS Notice requesting input on a proposed principles-based reserving system currently under development and a proposed actuarial guideline--VA-CARVM--that establishes ...
May 11, 2008
Wealth Transfer Planning Helps Minimize Taxes And Maximize GiftsFor individuals looking to minimize their taxes and maximize their gifts to their heirs or loved ones, lifetime wealth transfer planning may be the answer. ...
May 11, 2008
AALU Pushes OFC, Bashes STOLIAssociation for Advanced Life Underwriting officials last week made clear they support legislation creating an optional federal charter for insurance.They also said they "applaud" the ...
May 11, 2008
Built-in GRAT Exit Strategies For Self-Financed PremiumsThe ability to leverage one's assets through the use of life insurance makes it an extremely compelling and almost universal part of most high-net worth ...
May 11, 2008
Actuaries Seek To Educate Treasury On Principles-Based ReservingLife actuaries are responding to an IRS Notice requesting input on a proposed principles-based reserving system currently under development and a proposed actuarial guideline--VA-CARVM--that establishes ...