All the headlines from our Life Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 13 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi on Tuesday announced that Prudential Insurance Co. of America agreed to settle its dispute with the division over alleged abusive practices. As part of the agreement,...
Dec 7 2006 // Wal-Mart has settled a nearly $5.1 million class-action lawsuit brought by the estates of 73 former employees in Oklahoma.A federal judge in Tulsa gave final approval Dec. 4 to the settlement, which calls for about a third...
Nov 15 2006 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has fined Verizon Wireless Services LLC of Bedminster, N.J., $25,000 for failing to sell service contracts under its legal corporate name, a violation of state insurance...
Nov 5 2006 // Chris Hughes, with Swingle, Collins & Associates, is the new president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Dallas. Swingle Collins reported that Hughes joins officer ranks with firm president, Frank Swingle, whose...
Nov 3 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has reached a settlement with UnumProvident Corp., Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company, and Unum Life Insurance Company of America to ensure that all compensation...
Oct 27 2006 // Galveston,Texas-based American National Insurance Company has declared a quarterly dividend of 76 cents per share on its common stock, CUSIP #028591-105, payable Dec. 15, 2006, to shareholders of record as of the close of...
Oct 18 2006 // Former Texas Secretary of State and Commissioner of Insurance Elton Bomer has been named president of four insurance companies: American Reserve Life Insurance Co., Liberty Bankers Life Insurance Co., Mid-Continent...
Oct 5 2006 // Chicago Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a Mutual Legal Reserve Co., has successfully completed its merge with Oklahoma-based Member Service Life Insurance Co., also...
Sep 12 2006 // America’s middle market has generated much attention in the life insurance industry and among consumer advocates for being underserved. Despite some middle-market-targeted successes in individual companies, the...
Sep 7 2006 // Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, today announced its intent to merge with Oklahoma-based Member Service Life Insurance Company,...
Sep 5 2006 // Cleveland, Ohio-based Anthem Life Insurance Company announced that in conjunction with the beginning of Life Insurance Awareness Month in September, it is celebrating 50 years of providing group life and disability...
Sep 4 2006 // A copy of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer’s life insurance policy is on display at Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park in North Dakota. The replica of the $5,000 New York Life Insurance policy was taken out on June 4,...
Sep 4 2006 // Washington State’s current business and occupation (B&O) tax laws operate under a unique structure that can confuse even the most astute insurance agent or company. Harbored within this structure is the question...
Sep 4 2006 // PeopleOgilvy-Hill Insurance elected Mark Shipp president and CEO. Shipp has been with Ogilvy Hill for 11 years. In addition to his new role as president/CEO he will continue to build new relationships in the field. The...
Sep 4 2006 // Washington State’s current business and occupation (B&O) tax laws operate under a unique structure that can confuse even the most astute insurance agent or company. Harbored within this structure is the question...
Sep 4 2006 // A copy of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer’s life insurance policy is on display at Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park in North Dakota. The replica of the $5,000 New York Life Insurance policy was taken out on June 4,...
Aug 31 2006 // James M. Benson, CLU, a successful producer and executive of some of the top companies in the life insurance industry, was named recipient of the 65th annual John Newton Russell Memorial Award. The award recognizes...
Aug 17 2006 // Chicago-based Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Health Care Service Corp. (HCSC), a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, has completed the acquisition of the life and disability business of HM Life Insurance...
Aug 11 2006 // More than 1,100 current and former military personnel in Washington will be eligible to share in a $70 million multi-state settlement signed by Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler over the improper sale of insurance and...
Aug 9 2006 // The Ohio Department of Insurance recently announced that the Department has joined a $70 million multi-state and federal settlement with Texas-domiciled American-Amicable Life Insurance Company and its affiliates regarding...