Section 79: It's Not Just For Term Insurance
By Peter M. WeinbaumInternal Revenue Code Section 79 has typically been thought of in connection with group term insurance. Now that is changing. Ironically, recent IRS pronouncements that ...
September 09, 2008
MedAmerica Adds Colo. Partnership PolicyMedAmerica Insurance Company has started selling a Colorado long term care partnership policy that pays a cash benefit directly to the claimant.MedAmerica, a unit of ...
August 29, 2008
'Untrustworthy' Agents In Wash. Can Lose LicensesInsurance agents in Washington state can lose their licenses if they are deemed "untrustworthy."That was the recent decision of the Washington State Court of Appeals, ...
August 29, 2008
'Untrustworthy' Agents In Wash. Can Lose LicensesInsurance agents in Washington state can lose their licenses if they are deemed "untrustworthy."That was the recent decision of the Washington State Court of Appeals, ...
August 25, 2008
Long-term care insurance is for the wealthyOf all the obstacles long-term care insurance faces to become a viable product for the financial services industry, none is harder to overcome than the belief that is it inappropriate for high-net-worth individuals. This belief is based on
August 22, 2008
NAVA, Inc. Appoints Catherine J. Weatherford President and CEONAVA, Inc., the Association for Insured Retirement Solutions, Reston, Va., has announced that it has appointed Catherine J. Weatherford president and chief executive officer, effective September 3. Ms Weatherford replaces Mark Mackey, who announced
August 21, 2008
Penn Treaty In Dispute With LTC ReinsurerPenn Treaty American Corp. says a reinsurer has withdrawn its offer to back older long term care insurance policies sold by two Penn Treaty subsidiaries.Imagine ...
August 17, 2008
Alabama Commissioner Will Leave PositionWalter Bell, who was the 2007 president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, says he will be stepping down as Alabama insurance commissioner at ...