Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Ohio National Announces Record Sales and Revenues
By staff WriterFeb. 9, 2007 Ohio National Financial Services, Cincinnati, has announced records in sales and revenues for 2006, including $88.5 million in new annual premium for individual life insurance sales and a 43.9% increase in variable annuity sales.
February 09, 2007
USAble Acquires Minnesota Blue Life And Disability BusinessOne company in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield family has scooped up operations from another member of the family.USAble Life has acquired the life ...
February 09, 2007
Scientists Find Increase In Autism And Related ConditionsAbout 0.7% of U.S. children may suffer from an "autism spectrum disorder."Researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have publicized that finding ...
February 09, 2007
Insurers Work To Shape Accounting RevolutionStaffers at accounting standards groups are laying the groundwork for efforts to develop international standards for the measurement "bases," or "attributes," used in accounting.The efforts ...
February 09, 2007
Insurers Work To Shape Accounting RevolutionStaffers at accounting standards groups are laying the groundwork for efforts to develop international standards for the measurement "bases," or "attributes," used in accounting.The efforts ...
February 08, 2007
NASD Issues Life Settlement WarningThe National Association of Securities Dealers says consumers should make sure they understand the ramifications before selling in-force life insurance policies.Life settlement transactions "can be ...
February 08, 2007
NASD Alerts Seniors About Life SettlementsThe NASD is warning seniors about the perils of viatical or life settlements--selling their life insurance policies for cash. For life insurance policies, there is no "transparent secondary market" making it difficult for seniors to tell if they are being offered a fair price; that plus high transaction costs--commissions of...
February 08, 2007
Administration , Democrats Spar Over Group HealthMichael Leavitt told insurance and reinsurance industry participants Wednesday that implementing the Bush fiscal year 2008 budget proposal as is would make the health insurance ...