Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Dramatic Changes Ahead For Life Product Reserving Rules
By Laura HayThe rules for setting reserves and the capital requirements for life insurance products sold in the U.S. are about to undergo a dramatic overhaul.The new ...
April 14, 2007
Who Are Today's Life Insurance Buyers?Although the "average" individual life insurance buyer may not change dramatically from year-to-year, there are many influences that affect who is buying, what they are buying and how much they are buying
April 13, 2007
NBGH Calls For Simpler Health Savings SystemSome big benefits buyers would like to see Congress combine all tax-advantaged health savings arrangements into a single "401-H" system that would give employees incentives ...
April 13, 2007
Nationwide To Help MetLife With Absence ManagementOne insurer is turning to a division of another insurer to expand absence management services for group disability customers.Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a unit of ...
April 13, 2007
Penn Mutual Adds Tar Heel State AgencyA large life insurer has expanded its career agency system.Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, Horsham, Pa., has added Navigon Financial Group Inc., Durham, N.C., to ...
April 13, 2007
Committee Passes Medicare Drug Negotiation BillMembers of the Senate Finance Committee voted 13-8 Thursday to approve S. 3, a bill that would let the federal government negotiate Medicare prescription drug ...
April 13, 2007
Insurer Cuts Copayments For CFC-Free InhalersThe managed care division of UnitedHealth Group Inc. is trying to reduce out-of-pocket expenses for people with asthma who shift to medication delivery systems that ...
April 13, 2007
NAILBA Seeks Education Award NomineesThe National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies has set up a program to recognize leaders in life insurance education.NAILBA, Fairfax, Va., says the new ...