Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
How Reforming Social Security, Medicare Can Be Done
By Karl W. SmithThe GOP wants to mitigate rising costs by, among other things, raising the eligibility age for Medicare to 67 for those born after 1960.
November 18, 2022
10 Rich Countries That Took Big COVID-19 Life Expectancy HitsThis is one list you don't want to find yourself at the top of.
November 18, 2022
Retiree Benefits Mostly Unscathed by Crypto FalloutAn exception is the Florida Retirement System, which said it invested $119 million of net-assets in Bitcoin, Ether and Solana.
November 17, 2022
Life Insurers Should Get Used to an Inflationary World: Fitch EconomistBrian Coulton's scenario could be rotten for stocks but great for clients with fixed annuities.
November 17, 2022
Ignorance About Life Settlements Can Be ScaryAuthors in the life policy resale market say client fears sometimes produce frightening results.
November 16, 2022
COVID-19 Unemployment Saved Lives Early On: EconomistChristopher Ruhm says high unemployment reduced mortality from some causes.
November 15, 2022
20 Worst States for Excess Q3 Working-Age MortalityBy pre-pandemic standards, the number of deaths of people ages 25 through 64 is still very high.
November 14, 2022
20 Worst States for Excess Q3 DeathsThe numbers still look bad when compared to what they were before COVID-19 came along.