Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Joseph Belth, Fearless Insurance Professor and Journalist, Dies at 95
By Allison BellBelth helped start the fights against "stranger-originated life insurance" and for a fiduciary standard for life agents.
July 09, 2025
Abacus Sues Coventry Over Life Insurance Policy Valuation ConflictThe publicly traded life settlement firm says its competitor has worked to ruin its reputation.
July 07, 2025
5 Forces That Could Shape How Trump's New Tax Law Really WorksWhat clients see today could be much different from what they see later.
July 02, 2025
4 Life and Annuity Provisions Missing From the Big Tax PackageSometimes, the sections of legislation that matter the most are the parts that aren't there.
June 30, 2025
Many Female Entrepreneurs Face a Financial Fitness GapWhat if they have a great plan, and then they lose the ability to work next week?
June 25, 2025
Appeals Court Sides With Beneficiary in Guardian Life SuitGuardian waived its right to cancel coverage by continuing to accept premium payments for years, a 5th Circuit panel ruled.
June 17, 2025
Tariffs Scare Some People Into ShoppingIf clients are looking for a better deal, why not offer them the better deal?
June 17, 2025
Can a Life Settlement be the Missing Link?Universal life policies and whole life policies have some similarities, but the differences matter.