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.
5 Insurers That Made the Most Indexed Universal Life Sales in Q3
By Allison BellOverall sales of the product that launched a thousand heated LinkedIn debates rose 2.6%, year over year.
October 15, 2025
New York Life Faces Life Cost-of-Insurance Suit Tied to Tax Law ChangeThe policy owner says the issuer should share the benefits from having a lower income tax rate.
August 30, 2025
4 Myths About Bank-and Company-Owned Life InsuranceA BOLI and COLI market veteran aims to clear the fog.
August 19, 2025
Judge Lets Family's Suit Over $67.5M in Life Insurance Move ForwardWhen interest rates rose, the cost of the premium financing used to buy the policies soared.
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.