Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Michael Moore's Newest Film Takes On Health Care In U.S.
By Trevor Thomas"Sicko," Michael Moore's biting new take on the U.S. health care system, is set for nationwide release June 29 but has already gotten mostly favorable ...
May 27, 2007
Dissatisfaction Widespread Among Health Account Plan UsersUsers of health account plans appear to be less satisfied than users of traditional managed care plans.Consultants at Towers Perrin Inc., Stamford, Conn., have published ...
May 27, 2007
Medicare Advantage Sales Changes SoughtA flurry of actions designed to curb alleged abusive marketing of Medicare Advantage plans by the insurance industry were announced by the industry and the ...
May 27, 2007
Worksite Potential For LTC Insurance Is GrowingLong term care insurance has confused many people for decades. What type of care is considered long term? Will I need it? Who can provide ...
May 27, 2007
Regulatory Tensions And Concerns On Display At LISA MeetingMany recurring themes surfaced at the Life Insurance Settlement Association's spring conference here, as the rapidly growing industry continues to work to shape the regulatory ...
May 27, 2007
Advisors Pan Living Benefits And Payout Mutual FundsAs advisors grapple with ways to make sure their clients have income in retirement, one financial advisor is calling living benefits in variable annuities a ...
May 27, 2007
Cost-Cutting CostsLow-cost initiatives can go only so far before they take on the aura--and problems--of cheapness: limited designs, sloppy contracts, poor service, etc.As the saying goes, ...
May 27, 2007
Certified Filings Promote Speed To Market InitiativesSpeed to market is a perennial hot topic as insurers hasten to meet pent-up product demand in key markets. New York, Texas, Illinois and several ...