Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Life Insurance Awareness Builders Aim to Do Something for the Kids
By Allison BellMarketers hope to reach members of Generation Z who think they should protect themselves but don't.
July 25, 2025
12 Top States for Estate and Trust Income TaxesFew have heard of this tax, but it raises about twice as much revenue as the federal estate tax.
July 24, 2025
One Big Beautiful Estate Planning DilemmaThe exemption could stay high forever. That changes the planning math.
July 23, 2025
First-Half U.S. Death Count Still 10.6% Higher Than Before COVIDA veteran actuary says she thinks the increase is more than a statistical fluke.
July 23, 2025
12 States With the Highest Life Insurance Premium Spending per AdultHigh-ranking states may have a quiet force promoting economic stability for families.
July 21, 2025
The SEC's Fiduciary Interpretation and Life SettlementsThe authors suggest that the best interest standard applies to clients' in-force life insurance policies.
July 18, 2025
What If Life Insurance Applicants Know They Have Harmful Genes?The ALS Association wants to block life insurers from rejecting applicants based on screening test results.
July 16, 2025
Joseph Belth, Fearless Insurance Professor and Journalist, Dies at 95Belth helped start the fights against "stranger-originated life insurance" and for a fiduciary standard for life agents.