Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
LTC Insurer Celebrates Note Conversion
By Staff WriterPenn Treaty American Corp. says the magic of a healthy stock price has helped change $46 million in convertible notes into 6.6 million shares ...
November 05, 2005
Insurance Products In 2008: A Flight To SecurityThe insurance product scene in year 2008 saw 3 forms of flight--to quality, to ratings, and to guarantees. Much of this came in response to the financial meltdown. Here is how the story unfolded.
November 04, 2005
Farm Kids And January Babies Live LongerInsurers that want to sell life insurance to 80-year-olds should consider looking for first-born daughters of farmers who owned farms out west.[@@]And it wouldn't ...
November 04, 2005
Hartford Beats EpectationsOverseas operations and domestic life operations contributed to a solid increase in earnings at Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. during the third quarter.[@@]Hartford Financial, ...
November 04, 2005
Group Life Advocate Blasts HunterThe head of the Group Life Coalition is attacking a new effort by the Consumer Federation of America to keep Congress from adding group ...
November 03, 2005
Earnings%3A Pru, Nationwide, ConsecoA helpful tax ruling and strong overall growth helped Prudential Financial Inc. double its profits in the third quarter.[@@]Prudential, Newark, N.J., is reporting $1.3 ...
November 03, 2005
Report Covers Voluntary STD MarketEastbridge Consulting Inc. has published a review of sales of employee-paid, short-term disability insurance at the worksite.[@@]The report, which costs $4,000, provides general information ...
November 03, 2005
Global Warming Gives Swiss Re The ChillsExecutives at a giant reinsurance company are wondering whether climate change caused by air pollution will wreak havoc on the life insurance industry.[@@]Researchers from ...