Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Full Disclosure Variable Life Report
By Roger L. BleaseVariable products are generally designed to generate maximum accumulation values through investments in numerous subaccounts varying in risk level and investment objectives of the policyholder.But ...
November 25, 2007
Variable Life Design ObjectivesAIG American General Life Platinum Investor VIPFlexibility; Premium to Endow; Cash Accumulation; Maximum Retirement Income; Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit; Rolling Targets; Death Benefit Guarantee to ...
November 24, 2007
Capital Efficiency Drives Convergence Between Insurance And Capital MarketsThe capital markets continue to feel the effects of this summer's sub-prime mortgage situation.
November 21, 2007
Experts Disagree About Effect Of Health Price TransparencyInsurance executives, benefits buyers and health care providers have much more faith in the power of price information than academic researchers, labor leaders, consumer advocates ...
November 21, 2007
LIFE Executive Announces RetirementDavid Woods will be stepping down from his post as president of the Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education Dec. 31.Woods, 71, helped start ...
November 21, 2007
NAILBA Honors GentryThe National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies has launched the NAILBA Education Excellence Award program.NAILBA, Fairfax, Va., has given the first education excellence award ...
November 21, 2007
American Equity Approves Stock Repurchase ProgramThe board of American Equity Investment Life Holding Company has given the company permission to buy back up to 10 million shares of the company's ...
November 21, 2007
Ameritas Adds GLWB Rider To No-Load VA ContractAn insurer will be selling an income planning feature to a variable annuity aimed at the clients of registered investment advisors.The Ameritas Advisor Services division ...