Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
DOL Seeks 18-Month Delay for Fiduciary Compliance
By Melanie WaddellThe Labor Department has requested a delay for the best-interest contract exemption and two other PTEs.
August 08, 2017
Life Application Activity Drops Again in July: MIBMIB activity was strongest for younger applicants
August 08, 2017
Kestra to Buy H. Beck, Add 600 Reps & Launch RoboCEO Poer says seller Securian is not exiting the broker-dealer business and will keep ownership of another BD.
August 08, 2017
DOL May Announce Fiduciary Rule Delay This Month, Attorneys SayLabor "needs to address the delay immediately" to reduce uncertainty in the industry, says Steve Saxon of Groom Law Group.
August 08, 2017
Annuity Rules Should Apply to Investment-Type Life Products: Consumer RepsInsurers are asking insurance regulators to adopt a Uniform Standard of Care proposal.
August 08, 2017
Firm Proposes Long-Term Care Insurance Run-Off ProgramA guaranty association rep says the issue of funding for insolvent run-offs will be important.
August 07, 2017
Brighthouse Seeks `Sleep-at-Night' Calm in $79 Billion PortfolioEric Steigerwalt says the newly independent company hopes to add more staff.
August 07, 2017
Treasury Bill Curve Shows `Red-Letter' Date Causing AnxietySept. 29 could be a bad day to hold Treasury securities with a maturity in early October.