Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Voluntary LTC Gains Momentum
By Staff WriterGiant employers are supplementing traditional, employer-paid benefits with voluntary offerings.[@@]The share of large employers offering voluntary long term care insurance jumped to 33% this ...
August 18, 2005
Consumer Groups Attack Compliance EtensionConsumer groups are clashing with financial services groups about when new federal variable life and variable annuity sales regulations should take effect.[@@]The U.S. Securities ...
August 18, 2005
Eit Planning Ta Incentives Business Owners Should KnowA sound business plan is the foundation of success for virtually any small company. Most banks won't lend money to the owner of a ...
August 18, 2005
Helping Owners Cash InPlanning for retirement is difficult for owners of small businesses. Not only do they have to plan for their personal security, they must also ...
August 17, 2005
Full Disclosures UL ReportMajor universal life companies remain committed to minimum premium long-term death benefit guarantees even as regulators are struggling with the question of adequate reserving ...
August 17, 2005
Portland Charity Gains From Life Settlement DealOregon Community Foundation has raised $1.4 million by selling a $4 million life insurance policy, according to Advanced Settlements Inc.[@@]Advanced Settlements, Orlando, Fla., a ...
August 17, 2005
UnumProvident Ends Centre Life ArrangementUnumProvident Corp. has agreed to recapture a surplus relief reinsurance arrangement for a closed block of individual disability insurance business from Centre Life Reinsurance ...
August 17, 2005
Hancock President To RetireManulife Financial Corp. says James Benson, president of its John Hancock Life Insurance Company unit, will retire Aug. 31.[@@]Benson, Boston, came to Manulife when ...