Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Moody's Says Rating Triggers Are Down
By Jim ConnollyRating triggers in financial and insurance contracts are down 9% in 2007 compared with 2006, reducing incremental risk for both life insurers and, in particular, ...
December 19, 2007
ING Launches Fixed Annuity ProductsING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company announced a new fixed index annuity line featuring an international element.The company, a unit of ING Groep N.V., ...
December 19, 2007
Principal Financial To Buy Actuarial FirmThe Principal Financial Group has agreed to to acquire Retirement Consulting Actuaries Inc., a retirement and defined benefit actuarial consulting firm in Atlanta.Principal, Des Moines, ...
December 18, 2007
Best places for retireesTampa, Fla. Fort Worth, Texas Indianapolis Atlanta Houston Jacksonville, Fla. Phoenix Norfolk, Va. Washington D.C. Denver Source: Forbes.com, which compared the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan
December 18, 2007
Life insurance premiums20%: Percent increase in U.S. individual life insurance premiums for third quarter 2007. 8%: Percent increase in U.S. individual life insurance premiums for the first nine months of 2007 over 2006. 6%: Third-quarter percent increase i
December 18, 2007
House Backs TRIA Extension, But Without Group LifeThe House conceded the obvious today and passed the Senate version of legislation extending the federal backstop on terrorism reinsurance without any provision for group ...
December 18, 2007
House Backs TRIA Extension, But Without Group LifeThe House conceded the obvious today and passed the Senate version of legislation extending the federal backstop on terrorism reinsurance without any provision for group ...
December 18, 2007
Reliance Trust Forms Group To Tackle TOLI MarketReliance Trust Company announced it has formed an alliance with 3 firms to help it focus on the trust-owned life insurance market.In addition to Reliance ...