August 31, 2010 A regulatory body in Taiwan has rejected American International Group Inc.’s agreement to sell its Nan Shan Life Insurance Company Ltd. to buyers in China, according to published reports.... August 26, 2010 A life settlement financing company hopes to raise up to $287.5 million through an initial public offering.... August 25, 2010 U.S. parents appear to have enough resources to meet only 16% of 2010-2011 college costs, down from 18% in 2009.... August 24, 2010 Individual long term care insurance sales were 13% higher in the first half than they were during the comparable period in 2009.... August 20, 2010 Assurant Health announced reductions in its workforce at various locations, including its Milwaukee headquarters, as it gets ready for health care reform under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.... August 20, 2010 A majority of large U.S. employers are planning to change their 2011 health care benefit programs in the wake of both health care reform and expected large health care cost increases, according to a new survey by the National Business Group on Health (NBGH).... August 19, 2010 The percentage of eligible departing workers who choose to pay for health coverage continuation benefits is staying high despite the expiration of a temporary federal subsidy.... August 17, 2010 A group of state regulators has adopted uniform standards for states that want to use the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission to review individual long term care insurance products.... August 17, 2010 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is sending $46 million to 45 states and the District of Columbia to improve oversight of health care insurance premium increases.... August 17, 2010 The Washington State Securities Division has issued an alert emphasizing that only licensed securities salespeople or broker-dealers can sell investments in life settlements.... August 12, 2010 Doug Head, the executive director of the Life Insurance Settlement Association, has announced plans to retire at the end of the year.... August 11, 2010 Dental insurance continues to be the king of the voluntary benefits hill.... August 06, 2010 Manulife Financial Corp. is warning it may soon increase premiums on in-force long term care (LTC) insurance products sold in the U.S.... July 22, 2010 A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) task force wants to classify life settlements as securities, and the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) says Congress should consider taking action.... July 21, 2010 The American Medical Association and over 40 state doctor groups are complaining about the quality of health care insurers’ methods for rating provider quality.... July 14, 2010 Some technology firms that support life insurance settlement businesses in New York state might have to register with the state insurance department, New York officials say.... July 13, 2010 A group of state lawmakers wants to make life insurers tell policyholders about the life settlement option.... July 12, 2010 A large insurance broker is scooping up a human resources consulting and benefits administration firm.... |