Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Life Settlement Market Grows
By Robin S. Weinberger and Peter N. KatzThe transactions brought each seller an average of more than $180,000 in extra cash.
May 20, 2026
IRS Starts to Implement a Long-Term Care Insurance Tax IncentiveThe new guidance will help employers remind employees that old age happens.
May 18, 2026
How Advisors Can Help Military Retirees Navigate Post-Service LifeThese clients face tax and retirement planning issues tied to their military benefits.
May 13, 2026
Life Settlement Firm Aims to Get 30% of Revenue From Wealth Advisors by 2030Abacus hopes experience with life expectancy forecasting will help with wealth transfer planning.
May 05, 2026
Knighthead Life Smiles at Sharks, Enters U.S. Fixed Indexed Annuity MarketOther life and annuity carriers are finding ways to move forward now, in spite of all the teeth.
May 05, 2026
Anthropic Unveils AI Agents to Tackle Financial Services TasksThe agents can draft pitch decks for client meetings, review financial statements and escalate cases for compliance reviews.
April 30, 2026
Equitable Faces Suit Over Life Policy Beneficiary Change RequestA widow says the company's delays kept her husband from completing the change before he died.
April 28, 2026
Tax Court Allows Loan Interest Deduction in Life Policy Termination CaseThe judge also kept the IRS from imposing a failure-to-pay penalty.