Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
State Legislators Got Contributions From Life Settlement Firms
By Jim ConnollyAs a national group of insurance legislators prepares to vote on a life settlements model act, state records indicate that several members have taken campaign ...
October 28, 2007
The UTC and ILITs: Is What You Read Really What You Get?Imagine a client applying to a carrier for a million dollar life insurance policy. The client wants his or her policy to be owned by ...
October 28, 2007
Defeat On 401(k) Default Investments Seen As Having Limited ImpactThe life insurance industry has lost its battle to retain stable value funds as qualified default investments in 401(k) plans.Specifically, the final regulation published in ...
October 28, 2007
Determining The Best Resource For Case SolutionsThe distribution of life insurance has taken different courses over the years; the direction often dictated by the distribution method employed by the issuing carriers ...
October 28, 2007
Data Analysis Offers Tools To Leverage Orphan AccountsProducers traditionally have led the charge in life insurance marketing and sales, with customer knowledge largely residing in the heads of local agents and their ...
October 28, 2007
State Legislators Got Contributions From Life Settlement FirmsAs a national group of insurance legislators prepares to vote on a life settlements model act, state records indicate that several members have taken campaign ...
October 26, 2007
Hearing Witnesses Complain About Health Carrier ConsolidationCongress should do something to increase the number of health insurers competing for small employers' business.Witnesses delivered that message in Washington at a House Small ...
October 26, 2007
LISA Blasts STOLI AlertThe Life Insurance Settlement Association is criticizing a recent industry group warning against "stranger-owned life insurance."The American Council of Life Insurers, Washington, and the National ...