Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
BAI: Banks Lag In Share of Retirement Dollars
By Trevor ThomasRetail banks are far behind in the race to capture their share of trillions of dollars in retirement assets held by mass affluent consumers, according ...
November 29, 2007
Lawmakers Call For STOLI Tax WarningsThe leaders of a House Ways and Means subcommittee want the Treasury Department to warn seniors about the possible tax consequences of getting involved in ...
November 29, 2007
SVO Analyst Assesses Structured Investment HoldingsU.S. life insurers have little exposure to collateralized debt obligations but more to other types of securities backed by residential mortgages and other assets.Dimitris Karapiperis, ...
November 29, 2007
Regulators Review Designation RulesThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners might want to consider creating a model that would govern use of producer credentials.Julie McPeak, chair of the Life ...
November 29, 2007
Insurer Adds Distribution Guarantee OptionPacific Life Insurance Company has introduced the Guaranteed Minimum Distribution II Rider.Pacific Life, Newport Beach, Calif., is selling the rider along with some of its ...
November 29, 2007
Health Net To Help UnitedHealth Into TriCare MarketA managed care giant is working with a smaller competitor to woo the U.S. Department of Defense.UnitedHealth Group Inc., Minnetonka, Minn., says its new military ...
November 29, 2007
Disability Insurer Returns As Ski Event BackerHartford Financial Services Inc. once again is sponsoring a major winter sports gathering for people with disabilities.The latest 1-week Hartford Ski Spectacular is scheduled to ...
November 29, 2007
Thrivent To Shift 6 Systems To CSC PlatformA major life insurer and annuity issuer is trying to simplify its computer systems.Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Minneapolis, will be using the Wealth Management Accelerator ...