Life Insurance News
Seasonal waning evident in April life insurance application filings
Life insurance activity, based on individually underwritten applications filed, appears to moderating after several solid months at the beginning of the year.
Virginia ends moratorium on Shenandoah Life policy payments
The three-year moratorium on payments to policyholders of Shenandoah Life Insurance Co. has come to an end with the insurer’s sale, Virginia insurance regulators say.
Fewer women than men have formal investment plans in place for retirement and are less likely to be putting money away, a new study finds.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Schiff, Kreidler-Shell Insurance and Risk Services, a retail insurance broker based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Younger buyers are leading to more critical illness claims filed by those under 55 years old, new research suggests.
A financial services company says it has seen the biggest one-year increase in its use of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) in its history.
Financial advisors say variable annuities gaining traction
Financial advisors are recommending variable annuities to their clients more now than they did three years ago, according to the latest IFAwebnews.com poll.
NFP’s CEO Bibliowicz to be replaced by company’s COO next year
National Financial Partners Corp. said its current chief operating officer will replace its CEO, Jessica M. Bibliowicz, who said she would step down next year.
Hartford Financial Services Group struck a deal with Forethought Financial Group, a privately held financial services company, to sell its its individual annuity operations.
A group of six states reached a $40 million “landmark” settlement today (April 23) with nine MetLife insurance companies that might return about $600 million to consumers nationwide.

Federal health exchange officials too busy to worry about Supreme Court
Federal health reform would add 100,000 jobs, $4.4 billion to Calif.
Lautenberg, Rubio want to cap TRICARE fees for military retirees

Combination life insurance product sales rise at ‘remarkable rate’
Pa. men charged in multi-state, ‘elaborate financial fraud scheme’
Small business worries about its role in retirement planning

Senate passes ‘Band-Aid’ bill to extend NFIP 60 days; House must act
Allstate seeking agency owners for Md., Va., D.C., Pa, Del., W.Va.
Wharton School establishes new risk and insurance program


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