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.
Protective Life to Reinsure $9.7B in Life and Annuity Reserves
By Allison BellThe deal will free up capital the company can use to buy something.
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.
January 27, 2025
Appeals Court Sides With Equitable in NY Universal Life CaseSurrendering a policy affects whether the owner can collect damages, the top New York court says.
January 09, 2025
Lincoln Financial Hit With Investor Lawsuits in State CourtThe plaintiffs say the company should have warned them earlier about problems with its variable universal life policies.
December 31, 2024
Estate Planners Look for Way Out of Connelly ChainsA lawyer says the obvious alternatives to Crown C Supply's arrangement are fine — for a family that never changes.
December 09, 2024
Treasury and Fed Tell States to Watch Life Insurers More CarefullyRegulators are nervous about the companies' private credit and offshore reinsurance disclosures.
October 16, 2024
Client Sues Barred Broker Over 'Devastating' Life Insurance PlanBarred brokers selling complex life insurance plans is a growing problem, the client's lawyer says.
October 02, 2024
Northwestern Mutual Sets Off 2025 Dividend RaceThe company is predicting that its payments to policyholder owners will rise 12%.