Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
NAIC Hearing Gets Earful On Premium Financing Issue
By Jim ConnollyA packed hearing on the issue of the growing use of life insurance purchased by investors brought together CEOs, state insurance commissioners, the life settlement ...
May 07, 2006
Streamlined SMART On The WayA streamlined version of the State Modernization and Regulatory Transparency Act that would give pre-emptive regulatory authority to home-state regulators working under standards set by ...
May 07, 2006
AALU Rips Into SOLIIssuance of stranger-owned life insurance is coming under renewed fire from the insurance industry, especially the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting.In a policy statement issued ...
May 05, 2006
NAIC May Try To Limit Policy ResalesThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners could discourage aggressive premium financing arrangements by asking states to make consumers wait at least 5 years before selling ...
May 05, 2006
Panel Prepares SMART LiteThe House Financial Services Committee is developing a streamlined version of the State Modernization and Regulatory Transparency Act that would give strong regulatory authority to ...
May 05, 2006
Actuaries: Enzi Bill Might Not Cut CostsSome members of the American Academy of Actuaries say S. 1955 should keep health carriers solvent but might not do much to lower overall small ...
May 05, 2006
Administration Defends Drug Plan DeadlineThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services probably will stick to the current May 15 registration deadline for the new Medicare Part D prescription drug ...
May 05, 2006
Life Reinsurer Gets Better UmbrellasEarnings fell at Scottish Re Group Ltd. in the first quarter, but the company says a securitization deal and a special-purpose vehicle transaction should put ...