Permanent Life Insurance
Permanent life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of the whole life, variable life, fixed universal life, variable universal life and indexed universal life markets.
May 22, 2024
Connecticut Puts Phoenix Life and Annuity Issuer in RehabThe move will limit the amount of cash life and annuity customers can get from sources backed by PHL's own assets.
May 22, 2024
Insurer to Offer Some a High-Tech Cancer Screening TestThe Grail blood test can detect signs of dozens of cancers at very early stages.
May 16, 2024
Lincoln Financial Gets New Individual Life & Annuities HeadBrian Kroll will succeed Matt Grove, who joined the company in 2022.
May 14, 2024
When Will Clients Need Long-Term Care?Claiming patterns show when early retirement years tend to give way to different stages of life — and health.
May 06, 2024
Final DOL Agent Fiduciary Exemption Covers More Comp TypesIt also exempts more activities, but conflicts with Reg BI could hurt, legal analysts warn.
May 01, 2024
Lawsuit Cuts Equitable's $1.3B Gain on a Universal Life Price HikeThe firm's first-quarter results include $106 million in legal expenses related to a class-action settlement.
April 17, 2024
The Problem Is Not the Life Insurance Products, or the IllustrationsA veteran actuary has ideas about how to make sure clients understand what they bought.
April 16, 2024
New York Couple Sues Over Life Premium Finance Collateral CallsThe Aronsons thought $1.5 million in collateral would be enough. Then conditions changed.
April 12, 2024
Let Angry Annuity Owners Go: IbexisThat's one idea shaping its new products, which include an non-variable indexed annuity.
April 08, 2024
What Really Drives Life Insurance Sales?A longtime agent reacts to news of customers' complaints.