Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Accountants Tell FASB To Go Slow On Risk Transfer
By Staff WriterAccountants, bond analysts and company financial executives say the Financial Accounting Standards Board should shelve a proposal that could require insurers to split, or "bifurcate," ...
November 05, 2006
The Three Ds of Buy-Sell AgreementsMany closely held businesses have buy-sell agreements in place. However, many of these agreements fall short of adequately covering one or more of the "three ...
November 04, 2006
The Flexible Product that Lasts a Lifetime"What clients are looking for today is flexibility," says Meridee Maynard. "This is the million dollar word now. While we all know about life insurance and the death benefit it provides, the thing to start focusing on again is the living benefits."
November 03, 2006
UniCare Gets Sunflower State LicenseKansas insurance regulators have awarded a certificate of authority to a unit of WellPoint Inc.UniCare Health Plan of Kansas Inc., a subsidiary of WellPoint, Indianapolis, ...
November 02, 2006
AEGON To Acquire ClarkA Dutch financial services company has agreed to scoop up a major player in the U.S. executive benefits market.AEGON N.V., The Hague, Netherlands, say it ...
November 02, 2006
Pa. Law Expands Child Health Coverage SubsidiesPennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell has signed H.B. 2699, a bill that will increase eligibility limits for subsidized coverage from the state's Children's Health Insurance Program.Families ...
November 02, 2006
Retirement Enrollment Shrinks At Midsize FirmsParticipation in retirement plans fell sharply between 2004 and 2005 at U.S. employers with 10 to 99 employeesBigger employers are still more likely to offer ...
November 02, 2006
Standard Updates Disability StrategyA unit of StanCorp Financial Group Inc. will be replacing its Executive Benefits disability insurance product with use of the Protector Plus Guarantee Standard Issue ...