Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Industry Pans House TRIA Bill Travel Discrimination Provision
By Arthur D. PostalMembers of the U.S. House voted 371-49 Wednesday to pass a Terrorism Risk Insurance Act bill that includes group life insurance but also includes ...
December 06, 2005
ING Unit Etends Voluntary Benefits LineA carrier is aiming a new disability insurance product at the worksite sales market.[@@]The carrier, ReliaStar Life Insurance Company, Minneapolis, a unit of ING ...
December 06, 2005
Protective Unveils UL PolicyA life insurer has expanded its line of protection products.[@@]Protective Life Insurance Company, a unit of Protective Life Corp., Birmingham, Ala., has introduced the ...
December 06, 2005
NAIC Eyes Ta Panel Attack On Inside BuildupGeorgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine says the National Association of Insurance Commissioners should talk about federal tax reform proposals in February 2006 at the ...
December 06, 2005
DTCC To Use Finetre TechnologyThe Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. has agreed to build AnnuityNet and LifeNet technology into its own InsurExpress system.[@@]The DTCC, New York, is a ...
December 06, 2005
Fitch%3A Product Guarantees Hurt OutlookLow interest rates are still causing headaches for U.S. life insurers.[@@]Analysts in the Chicago office of Fitch Ratings have given that assessment in their ...
December 06, 2005
Carrier Speeds Underwriting ProcessFidelity Life Association says it will be cutting the life underwriting process to days through a new Rapid Decision process for purchasers of some ...
December 06, 2005
Survey%3A Life Sites Rank Low On Privacy And E%2DMailMany life insurance company Web sites appear to be treating customers poorly.[@@]Researchers at the Customer Respect Group, Ipswich, Mass., have presented that conclusion in ...