Permanent Life Insurance
Permanent life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of the whole life, variable life, fixed universal life, variable universal life and indexed universal life markets.
New York Life Faces Life Cost-of-Insurance Suit Tied to Tax Law Change
By Allison BellThe policy owner says the issuer should share the benefits from having a lower income tax rate.
August 18, 2025
Tax Court Rules Against Micro-Captive Case Involving Life and Annuity AssetsThe judge put off deciding whether to apply a 40% penalty related to economic substance questions.
March 25, 2025
How to Cure What Ails Indexed Universal LifeAn IUL strategist makes the case that tracking technology can make policies live up to expectations.
March 18, 2025
Crooks Are Using Life and Annuity Products to Launder Money, Fraud Tracker SaysCriminals are learning that insurers ask fewer questions than bankers.
March 07, 2025
Protective Life to Reinsure $9.7B in Life and Annuity ReservesThe deal will free up capital the company can use to buy something.
February 28, 2025
Helping Clients Understand Tax StrategiesThe right picture can communicate a lot.
February 11, 2025
Equitable Weighs Options for Its Life BusinessThe company plans to continue to focus on expanding annuity sales.
January 29, 2025
Your Business Client Could Become Disabled, or DieInsurance can be part of designing an effective succession strategy to protect an ongoing enterprise, Dan Sudit maintains.