Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Industry Reaction: Mostly Positive
By Arthur D. PostalMost life insurance trade groups are voicing strong support for the Treasury Department's call for an optional federal charter in its blueprint for reform of financial services regulation.
April 06, 2008
Best Revises Rating Methodology For Settlement SecuritizationsA.M. Best late last month issued a revised rating methodology to be used in the securitization of a life settlement portfolio, placing more of an ...
April 06, 2008
Congress Says 'We'll See'If congressional reaction is any indication, change in insurance oversight in the wake of the new Treasury Department blueprint for regulatory reform that was unveiled ...
April 06, 2008
Experts Ponder Enrollment Lessons For Group LTC InsuranceAchieving high enrollments for group long term care insurance benefits requires choosing the right client, well planned execution and thorough involvement of the employer in ...
April 06, 2008
Principles-Based Reserving Delay ExpectedTwo major pieces of a new principles-based reserving system are not expected to be delivered on time, say actuaries and regulators working on the proposal.During ...
April 06, 2008
New York Gets Its Own Life Settlement Bill ReadyAfter 9 months of work, the New York insurance department is ready to introduce its own life settlement bill, says First Deputy Superintendent Kermitt Brooks.The ...
April 06, 2008
VA Sales Climbed 15.5% Last Year To A Record $179 BillionNew sales of variable annuities totaled $178.8 billion in 2007, a 15.5% increase over 2006 new sales of $154.8 billion.On a quarterly basis, new sales ...
April 06, 2008
Congress Says 'We'll See'If congressional reaction is any indication, change in insurance oversight in the wake of the new Treasury Department blueprint for regulatory reform that was unveiled ...