Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Horror Stories Could Cost MA, CMS Official Warns
By Arthur D. PostalThe price for continued horror stories of marketing abuses in the Medicare Advantage program is that public sentiment "could easily turn" against the program, a ...
September 30, 2007
Consulting Firms Chart Health Rate IncreasesConsultants at Hewitt Associates Inc. are expecting health rates to increase about 8.7% in 2008, while their colleagues at Towers Perrin Inc. are predicting costs ...
September 30, 2007
LIMRA, LOMA Move Ahead On Their Merger PlansLIMRA International and LOMA have concluded a proposed agreement to merge their operations and membership, the two organizations announced on Sept. 27.The boards of directors ...
September 30, 2007
Life Re Market Stable, But Changing: Rating AgenciesThe life reinsurance market is stable and strong, although shrinking cession rates may impact business going forward and compel reinsurers to look for ways to ...
September 30, 2007
Industry, Fearing 401(k) Default Rule, Touts GICsThe deadline is approaching for a final decision on a U.S. Department of Labor rule that could exclude annuities and guaranteed investment contracts as qualified ...
September 30, 2007
Full Disclosure Indexed Universal Life ReportThe most recent review of universal and indexed universal life in Full Disclosure featured 115 policies including 33 indexed varieties. On the indexed side this ...
September 30, 2007
2Q Variable Life Sales Zoomed 20.3% Over Last YearVariable life insurance sales with single premiums included at 10% for the 38 companies reporting in the VALUE survey for the 2nd quarter of 2007 ...
September 30, 2007
2Q Variable Life Sales Zoomed 20.3% Over Last YearVariable life insurance sales with single premiums included at 10% for the 38 companies reporting in the VALUE survey for the 2nd quarter of 2007 ...