Life Insurance News

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ a-” of Etiqa General Insurance Berhad. The outlook of these Credit Ratings is stable. In addition, the ratings factor in the neutral impact from the company’ s ultimate majority owner, Malayan Banking Berhad, one of the largest financial services groups incorporated,…

AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B+ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ bbb-” of Well Link Life Insurance Company Limited. The Credit Ratings reflect Well Link Life’ s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as strong, as well as its marginal operating performance, limited business…

Michelle Shropshire, 55, of Waldorf, Md., and Harlisha Jones, 50, of Clinton, Md., and Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in connection with a health care fraud scheme in which they conspired to obtain fraudulent health care and disability payments totaling nearly $60,000. Shropshire also admitted to spearheading a broader scheme involving…

Protective Life Corporation, a U.S. subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc., today announced a new distribution relationship between its principal subsidiary Protective Life Insurance Company and Alfa Insurance, bringing together two Alabama‑ founded companies with longstanding commitments to serving families and communities.

Taiwan never targets a level for its currencyat least, that is what the CBC, maintains. It is of course pure coincidence that the CBC's intervention spiked when the Taiwan dollar appreciated toward 29 last spring. The CBC maintains that it is not worried at all about the impact that any sustained appreciation of the Taiwan dollar would have on the massive open…

AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B from B++ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to“ bb+” from“ bbb” of Atlantic Coast Life Insurance Company and Sentinel Security Life Insurance Company. Both companies are collectively referred to as A-CAP Group. A-CAP Group is taking deliberate steps to rebuild and re-establish its brand presence in this…

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026:. The investigation was led by the Maryland Office of the Attorney General's Fraud and Corruption Unit and the Maryland Insurance Administration. From October 16, 2017, through November 24, 2021, she submitted in excess of 100 fraudulent claims with fraudulent…

She was born April 28, 1948, in Harrison, Ohio, daughter of Walter S. Wakefield and Florence M. Johnston. After graduating from Miami University, Melinda had two full careers before retiring, first at Union Central Life Insurance Company in Cincinnati and then at the Disabled American Veterans national headquarters when it was in Cold Spring, Kentucky.

Pacific Life Insurance Company on Thursday asked a federal court to dismiss the $8.5 million lawsuit filed by NASCAR champion Kyle Busch and his wife over policies the Buschs claim were sold to them under false and negligent representations as tax-free income for retirement. The filing in the Western District of North Carolina— the same court that just heard…

The investigation was led by the Maryland Office of the Attorney General's Fraud and Corruption Unit and the Maryland Insurance Administration. Boston then applied for supplemental policies in her own name from AFLAC, as well as policies in the name of numerous other individuals, both real and fictitious. From October 16, 2017, through November 24, 2021, she…

Symetra Life Insurance Company is celebrating its 50 th anniversary as a stop loss provider— marking five decades of helping employers protect their self-funded health plans from high-cost claims and rising medical volatility. Since then, self-funded health plans have gone mainstream, now covering over 60 percent of workers in the U.S. 1 With rising costs…

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A+ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ aa-” of Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. Following market-driven fluctuations in unrealised gains on securities, the company’ s absolute capital retreated from its peak of JPY 5.8 trillion between March 2024 and March 2025, though it has since recovered by…