The Principal Financial Group, seeking to help small business owners who face increasing financial pressure, is holding its rates on several employee benefits for customers with 50 or fewer employees.

Small …  Read →

The severity of the recession is going to hurt both the top and bottom lines of commercial insurers, meaning a ‘turbulent’ year, according to new research.

Commercial insurance is bucking the …  Read →

The U.S. government appears ready to offer Troubled Asset Relief Program funding to several major life insurers who have aligned with banks to seek federal bailout funds.

The companies, including Prudential …  Read →

According to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. government may add to its never-ending list of those receiving TARP money: life insurers.

Among those mentioned as possible recipients of taxpayer largess: Hartford, Genworth, …  Read →

An email found its way into my Inbox from an insurance agent who apparently is out of the office and has set up an auto-response for clients who email. Here’s …  Read →

NAHU (National Association of Health Underwriters) is asking members — and one would assume all health insurance agents — to take action to encourage legislators to pass a version of …  Read →

A month ago, Aetna announced a massive layoff in response to the worsening economy. Now, Cigna is paring down its employment ranks, according to IFAwebnews.com.

I really don’t want to get on an Obama-bashing kick. Truly, I don’t. In a few weeks, the man will be sworn in, and President Barack Obama will be given …  Read →

Sen. Edward “Ted” Kennedy is a brawler, and as nice as he comes across sometimes, insiders have said that he is tough as nails and would just as soon step …  Read →

Variable annuities appear to be causing stockholders at insurance companies like Hartford Financial Services, Lincoln National Corp. and Prudential Financial offering these products to develop a case of the jitters, …  Read →