Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
November 06, 2024
5 Ways Trump's Election Could Affect Life and Annuity PlayersThe climate for rollover sales standards and federal estate taxes will change.
November 06, 2024
Trump Win Boosts Insurers, Ratchets Up Expectations for DealsThe new administration is likely to pull back on Biden-era measures affecting health insurers, drug prices and public-health leadership.
October 31, 2024
How AI Will Reshape Life SettlementsThe life settlement market is all about data. Artificial intelligence is good at that.
October 31, 2024
Millionaire Tax Vote Opens Door to New Clash Over Chicago WealthIllinois voters will weigh in on a proposed extra levy of 3% on annual incomes of over $1 million that aims to lower property taxes.
October 31, 2024
11 News Topics That Make Investors NervousSome current events are making clients reconsider the amount of risk they're willing to take, a new survey finds.
October 30, 2024
8 Ivy League Colleges' Endowment Returns, Ranked: 2024The elite schools' average 8.3% return on investments was a significant improvement over last year's average 2.3% gain.
October 30, 2024
America's 15 Youngest Billionaires: Forbes, 2024Only 26 billionaires on this year's list, with membership taking a record $3.3 billion, are younger than 50.
October 30, 2024
The Q3 U.S. Death Rate Was Much Higher Than NormalIn 18 states, the death count was more than 10% higher than before COVID-19.
October 30, 2024
Fidelity Sued Over Money Market Fund Fees"Retail class" shareholders who meet requirements for premium shares are being overcharged needlessly, the suit contends.
October 25, 2024
Vanguard to Close Legacy Mutual Fund Platform by End of 2025The move isn't a surprise but is aggressive and, for many investors, unwelcome, one Vanguard watcher says.