Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Senate Panel Slices Group Life From TRIA Extension
By Arthur D. PostalThe life insurance industry's hopes for including group life insurance for the first time in legislation extending federal support for insurers after catastrophic terror attacks ...
October 21, 2007
Disability Claims Management In A Pandemic Flu ScenarioBetween 1918 and 1919, the Spanish Flu killed more than 500,000 people in the United States and 50 million people worldwide. Schools closed, companies went ...
October 21, 2007
Making Sure CDHP Customers Always Get In-Network DiscountsConsumer-driven health plans continue to increase in popularity, representing a growing share of the commercial health insurance market.Among other things, these plans can create greater ...
October 21, 2007
401(k) Lump-Sum Distributions Starting To Raise Some ConcernsWhat do you get when you combine a lot of 401(k) money, an increased threat of fraud and a lack of understanding of financial basics?The ...
October 19, 2007
Personnel Changes: AXA, Deutsche Bank, OthersAXA Equitable Life Insurance Company has hired David Kahal to be national sales manager for its life insurance wholesale organization.Kahal, who will work in the ...
October 19, 2007
State Legislators Got Contributions From Life Settlement FirmsAs a national group of insurance legislators prepares to vote on a life settlements model act, several members have taken campaign contributions from stakeholders in ...
October 19, 2007
WWW Drops Some Retirement BusinessHuman resources consultant Watson Wyatt Worldwide is spinning off part of its retirement business to 2 groups headed by former employees.WWW, Washington, announced it will ...
October 19, 2007
Athenahealth, Humana Widen Patient Payment SystemAthenahealth Inc. says it is expanding a claims-approval system it developed with the help of Humana Inc., Louisville, Ky.Athenahealth, Watertown, Mass., says its claim system, ...