Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Placing Sleep Apnea Cases: It Is Wide-Awake Possible
By George VaranakisObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is caused by a blockage of the airway, usually when the soft tissue in the back of the throat collapses during ...
October 29, 2006
Congress Shows Bipartisan Interest In McCarranStrong bipartisan interest is emerging in Congress to re-examine the insurance industry's antitrust exemption through the McCarran-Ferguson Act.The interest, voiced recently in both houses of ...
October 29, 2006
Why Stranger-Initiated Life InsuranceThe life insurance industry is at crossroads. One path continues the industry on its historically important mission of providing financial protection to families and businesses. ...
October 29, 2006
ACLI Asserts That Weeding Out IOLI Is NecessaryWeeding out investor originated life insurance policies may be a difficult task, but it is also necessary for the financial and moral health of the ...
October 29, 2006
A Tabloid Drama Unfolds (Outside of Probate Court)It's not often that one gets to turn back the clock. But this rarest of privileges was afforded to a hypothetical business owner whose business ...
October 29, 2006
NASD Suggests Best Practices For Life Settlements Of VL PoliciesIn August 2006, the National Association of Securities Dealers issued Notice to Members 06-38 addressing "Member Obligations with Respect to the Sale of Existing Variable ...
October 29, 2006
Blood Pressure And Insurability: The Issues Change At Older AgesWhat really matters when the life underwriter sees blood pressure differing significantly in people over (versus under) age 65?The answer is not widely known.In fact, ...
October 29, 2006
Measuring the DrapesThe consensus of pundits, pollsters, industry lobbyists and even Republicans is that Democrats will play a much larger role in Congress in 2007 than they ...