Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Marra Rises At Hartford As P-C Chief Leaves For New Job
By Staff WriterA large financial services company has realigned its management team.Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., Hartford, has named Thomas Marra, 48, who has been president of ...
June 10, 2007
Principles-Based Progress AssessedAt the summer meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners here, life actuaries updated regulators on how far along the massive principles-based reserving project ...
June 10, 2007
Insurers, Consumer Reps Criticize NAIC On Closed MeetingsBoth consumer advocates and insurers called on commissioners to open up their meetings so that input could be offered on what they say are "substantive" ...
June 10, 2007
To Grow Disability Sales, Think Outside The (Information) BoxDespite the fact that only 35% to 40% of employers offer LTD coverage as an employee benefit, growing a long-term disability customer base has become ...
June 10, 2007
Viatical Settlement Model Changes OK'dThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners adopted amendments to the Viatical Settlements model act during its summer meeting here.The amended model was the first to ...
June 10, 2007
Bill Ends Tax Inequities On Health Benefits For Same-Sex CouplesBipartisan legislation has been introduced in Congress to stop the federal tax inequities faced by same-sex couples when they receive employer-provided health care benefits.Specifically, under ...
June 10, 2007
Return-Of-Premium Term: A Great ROP-portunityTotal term premiums collected increased from 2005 to 2006, according to the 2006 U.S. Individual Life Insurance Sales report from LIMRA International, Windsor, Conn.How can ...
June 10, 2007
Principles-Based Progress AssessedAt the summer meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners here, life actuaries updated regulators on how far along the massive principles-based reserving project ...