InsuranceNewsNet Senior Editor John Hilton has covered business and other beats in more than 20 years of daily journalism. John may be reached at john.hilton@innfeedback.com. Follow him on Twitter @INNJohnH.
Those who work in the life settlement market say it’s a legitimate strategy for many people. However, a new round of stranger-originated life insurance lawsuits is a reminder of the ties between STOLI and life settlements.
The SEC is asking a North Carolina judge to force embattled financier Greg Lindberg to explain what happened to the $57 million he allegedly siphoned off insurers he once owned.
Athene Life & Annuity remained king of the annuity sales mountain during the first half of 2024, but their pursuers are more numerous and closing the gap.
Troubled financier Greg Lindberg’s bad year got worse Monday when a federal appeals court upheld a $524 million judgment against him.
Bryan Hodgens recently joined John Hilton, senior editor for InsuranceNewsNet, for a discussion of his new role as head of LIMRA research.
Plaintiffs have had four chances to make a case that Cigna improperly rejected medical claims, the health insurer said in a new court filing.
A federal appeals court gave a partial win to a Connecticut man claiming that AXA Equitable allowed his life insurance policies to lapse without any payment reminder.
While likely not a top issue for them, either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris will likely end up deciding the fate of the DOL effort to extend fiduciary duty.
AuguStar Life continues to round out its product lineup with a new indexed universal life offering.
State regulators hosted a panel looking into life insurance and annuity illustrations for flaws that can be corrected.
Long-term care insurance rate hike requests represent a longstanding headache for state insurance regulators who desire consistency.
Regulators hosted a lengthy debate on proxy discrimination’s meaning and cultural significance. Proxy discrimination occurs when a facially neutral trait is used as a stand-in for a prohibited trait.
Regulators seeking to strengthen asset testing requirements for large-scale offshore reinsurance deals ran into a few potential hurdles this week.
A fresh study shows that annuitants are generally not surrendering their contracts prior to the surrender charge period.
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Lincoln does not have to return a pro-rated share of annual life insurance premium fully paid before the policyholder’s death.
Not even industry leading annuity sales data kept Athene from lagging earnings in the second quarter.
Brighthouse Financial CEO Eric Steigerwalt opted for unusual candor while unpacking second-quarter results with Wall Street analysts Thursday morning.
Brookfield Asset Management hit the big $1 trillion mark in assets under management during the second quarter as the firm continues to expand.
It took years for a regulator group to finalize an accelerated underwriting guidance that was adopted in five minutes Tuesday with no comments.
A trio of former American International Group executives are asking a New Jersey court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the insurance giant alleging misappropriation of confidential information.
