Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Senate Chooses Middle Road On Estate Taxes
By Arthur D. PostalMembers of the Senate today indicated that they want to reduce estate taxes without eliminating estate taxes.Senators delivered that message through votes on a series ...
March 13, 2008
Wrap Product Guarantees Managed Account IncomeThe Phoenix Companies Inc. is helping an investment manager give wealthy clients a tool for generating retirement income from custom-designed investment accounts.PHL Variable Insurance Company, ...
March 13, 2008
Wellness Program Offers Assessments, CoachingSHPS Inc. has come out with a product aimed at large and midsize employers that want to keep employees healthy.SHPS, Louisville, Ky., says its new ...
March 13, 2008
Regulator Warns Consumers On Reverse MortgagesAlthough a reverse mortgage can be helpful to homeowners having trouble paying their bills, it also can jeopardize the homeowners' financial future, warns the Financial ...
March 12, 2008
VA Issuers Ask For Credit Recapture PermissionCUNA Mutual Insurance Society and units of Prudential Financial Inc. are seeking approval for provisions that permit them to retrieve some credits applied to variable ...
March 12, 2008
Connecticut Could Enter Retirement Plan BusinessSome Connecticut officials want to set up a state-run retirement plan for small businesses, self-employed individuals and not-for-profits.The Connecticut plan administrative fees could be about ...
March 12, 2008
Second Health Carrier Warns About Weaker EarningsHumana Inc. says it may earn less than it had hoped this year, mainly because claims at the company's Medicare prescription drug plan are running ...
March 12, 2008
Firm Launches Web-Based FMLA Management ServiceCustom Disability Solutions has introduced a program to help employers comply with Family and Medical Leave Act requirements.Custom Disability, South Portland, Maine, a unit of ...