Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Agreement On Pension Bills Paves Way For COLI Provisions
By Matt BradyTwo Senate committees reconcile differences on defined benefit plan legislationWashingtonThe leadership of two Senate committees last week reached an agreement that clears the path ...
September 07, 2005
Emerging Issues: Key To Product TrendsStudying emerging issues in the life insurance industry helps identify what the possible product trends might be.The Society of Actuaries has created a committee--the ...
September 07, 2005
Living Benefits: Key To The Life Insurance FutureA Sept. 6, 2005, report from National Underwriter's Online News Service noted this living benefit development: New York has issued accelerated benefits rules mostly ...
September 07, 2005
Former NAIFA President Dies At 70H. Kirke Lewis died Monday in Memphis, Tenn.[@@]Lewis, 70, had cancer, according to the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, Falls Church, Va.Lewis ...
September 07, 2005
Many Workers Ignore Spouses When Choosing BenefitsEmployees are often on their own when they are going through benefits open enrollment periods.[@@]About 34% of married employees never check with their spouses ...
September 07, 2005
Katrina Roundup: Death Toll Could Rise To 40,000A Tennessee newspaper is reporting that some officials fear Hurricane Katrina might have killed as many as 40,000 people.[@@]The Shelbyville (Tenn.) Times-Gazette has published ...
September 07, 2005
Life Cycle Products: Both Needed And DoableThere are several combinations that make business senseInsurers have long sought to develop products that adjust their benefits and premiums to match the needs ...
September 07, 2005
Cutting Edge Products Begin With Cutting Edge CulturesThe development and success of real cutting edge products require corporate cultures that are entrepreneurially focused and not afraid of market disruption.Cutting edge life ...