Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
AEGON Agrees To Buy Merrill Lynch Life Companies
By Trevor ThomasAEGON N.V. has agreed to pay $1.3 billion in cash for Merrill Lynch Life Insurance Company and ML Life Insurance Company of New York.AEGON, The ...
August 19, 2007
Boomers Really Do Have A Savings Crisis, Study ConcludesYes, there really is a retirement saving crisis, concludes a study by Boston College's Center of Retirement Research. Overall, the center found, about 43% of ...
August 19, 2007
Hitting A 'Home Run' With Indexed Universal LifeWhen my son first started playing baseball, he was so nervous that he wouldn't even swing. This went on for several games. Then came the ...
August 19, 2007
Stats Show Growth Across The Board For The Industry Last YearIf annual statement data is a mirror of how life insurers are doing, then the reflection the industry saw in 2006 was a lot more ...
August 19, 2007
Industry Groups Respond To DOL On 401(k) Fee DisclosuresThe Department of Labor should act to improve disclosure of key information to 401(k) participants by requiring employers to provide them with fee and other ...
August 19, 2007
IRS Adds Temporary Flexibility To Retirement Age RulesThe Internal Revenue Service is giving pension plan sponsors more time to comply with new regulations that affect when participants can begin collecting benefits.The relief, ...
August 19, 2007
IRS Adds Temporary Flexibility To Retirement Age RulesThe Internal Revenue Service is giving pension plan sponsors more time to comply with new regulations that affect when participants can begin collecting benefits.The relief, ...
August 19, 2007
Transamerica Has Plans To Enter The Life Settlement MarketAEGON subsidiary Transamerica Insurance and Investment Group is looking beyond the primary life insurance market and into life settlements, according to the company.The exact details ...