Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Settlement Battles Move To Statehouses
By Matt BradyFor much of 2007, the debates over life settlements took place in the committee meetings of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and the National ...
December 23, 2007
In Last Minute Rush, Congress Votes Temporary Patch For SCHIPBefore adjourning for the holidays, Congress last week passed legislation to maintain the State Children's Health Insurance Program and delay scheduled cuts to payments for ...
December 23, 2007
Health Insurers See Limited Legislative Initiatives Next YearThe health insurance industry is limiting its legislative objectives for 2008 and anticipating a lengthy campaign season as it looks forward to a new president ...
December 23, 2007
AHIP Unveils Proposals To Increase Coverage Rates In The StatesHoping to reduce the number of uninsured, America's Health Insurance Plans, on Dec. 19, unveiled a series of recommendations for states to increase coverage rates ...
December 23, 2007
Tax Issues Will Top The Bill On The Hill Next YearTax issues--especially protecting current policy on the inside buildup in life insurance--and enactment of legislation creating an optional federal charter, dominate the legislative priorities of ...
December 23, 2007
Enjoying Gains In '07, Agent Recruiters Anticipate Further GrowthIf one can characterize the recruitment of life insurance agents in agricultural terms, 2007 might best be described as a bumper crop year. And the ...
December 23, 2007
Tax Issues Will Top The Bill On The Hill Next YearTax issues--especially protecting current policy on the inside buildup in life insurance--and enactment of legislation creating an optional federal charter, dominate the legislative priorities of ...
December 22, 2007
Lone Star State Adds Autism Coverage MandateTexas has a new law that requires group insurers to provide autism spectrum disorder benefits for covered children ages 3 to 5 who have ASD.The ...