Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Census: Uninsured Rates Rise For Middle-Income Adults
By Arthur D. PostalU.S. health carriers covered 247.3 million people in 2005, up from 245.9 million people in 2004, but the percentage of residents lacking coverage also increased.The ...
August 28, 2006
MIB: Buyers Submit Fewer ApplicationsU.S. life insurers received fewer requests for coverage in July.The MIB Group Inc., Westwood, Mass., says U.S. life insurers checked 5.3% fewer life insurance applications ...
August 28, 2006
Principal Renames Trust UnitA large insurer has updated the identity of a financial services subsidiary.Principal Financial Group Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, says the unit, Delaware Charter Guarantee & ...
August 25, 2006
Personnel Changes: Aon, Old Mutual, OthersAon Consulting has named a new sales director for its southeast region.The firm, the human resources consulting unit of Aon Corp., Chicago, appointed Ed Greenbaum, ...
August 25, 2006
Insurer Groups Laud Bush Order On Health InfoTwo groups representing health carriers hailed an executive order by President George W. Bush directing federal agencies to tell beneficiaries more about the cost and ...
August 25, 2006
Minn. Blues See Rise In Strokes For WomenStrokes among women ages 41-64 increased 24% between 2001 and 2005 among members of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, the company reports.Strokes in ...
August 25, 2006
Marketing Alliance Reports Income DropThe Marketing Alliance Inc. reports net income of $82,600 on $3.9 million in revenue for the fiscal first quarter of 2007, vs. net income of ...
August 24, 2006
Hancock Software Cuts Life Application ProcessJohn Hancock has modified a producer software program to do double duty, generating life insurance illustrations while helping complete applications for clients.The company, a unit ...