Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Ways To Increase Retirement Plan Deferrals And Participation
By Jim ConnollyThe average salary deferral rate among retirement plan participants is 7.4%, with those under age 35 registering an even lower average of 6.3%, according to ...
May 27, 2007
OFC Bill Introduced In SenateLegislation was introduced in the Senate on May 24 that creates a parallel federal system of regulation and supervision for insurers as well as agents ...
May 27, 2007
Surety Bond Requirement Might Not Be Problem It's Perceived To BeWhile much has been made over a potential requirement that life settlement brokers and providers obtain a $250,000 surety bond in the proposed update to ...
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 ...
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
Create A Saving Plan And Still Meet Non-Discrimination RequirementsFinancial advisors working with highly paid executives need to be aware of new regulations for both qualified and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, 2 types of ...
May 25, 2007
Lawmakers Look Into LTC AllegationsLeaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today asked two companies for documents relating to their handling of long term care insurance claims.Rep. John ...
May 25, 2007
Witnesses Say Reinsurance Has No Small Group Magic WandIf small business advocates want the private reinsurance market to cure what ails the small group health insurance market, the federal government should be prepared ...