Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Personal Accident Coverage Can Be Key Slice Of The Benefits Pie
By Staff WriterLet's face it: most people don't even like saying the words "accidental death and dismemberment."It brings to mind some pretty terrible thoughts about our own ...
August 08, 2007
Survey: Health Account Users Still Lack Price DataHuman resources executives say health consumers continue to have a hard time shopping for care based on cost.Researchers at Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Washington, and the ...
August 08, 2007
Study: Annuities Beat Mutual Funds For Retirement IncomeIndividuals who use lifetime income annuities can fund a secure retirement with lump sums that are about 25% to 40% smaller than they would need ...
August 08, 2007
N.Y. Regulators Tell Insurers To Participate In Flu SimulationEmpire State insurance companies should prepare to show how they would survive if a major influenza pandemic forced many employees to stay home for weeks ...
August 08, 2007
N.Y. Regulators Tell Insurers To Participate In Flu SimulationEmpire State insurance companies should prepare to show how they would survive if a major influenza pandemic forced many employees to stay home for weeks ...
August 08, 2007
Investment Slump Hits Pension Funding LevelsFalling stock prices and falling interest rates combined to hurt the funded status of employers' defined benefit pension plans in July.Researchers at BNY Mellon Asset ...
August 08, 2007
Policy Group Urges Increase In CHIP Cut-Off AgeOne way to decrease the number of uninsured U.S. residents might be to let young adults stay in the Children's Health Insurance Program.Health policy analysts ...
August 08, 2007
Principal Analyzes Fiduciary RoleA retirement plan services vendor has developed a guide for financial professionals who are deciding whether to act as plan investment advisors.Principal Financial Group Inc., ...