Disability insurance

Life insurers undertake modernizations

After a relatively quiet couple of years, life insurers are ramping up their efforts to replace legacy systems—policy administration in particular. These deals are notoriously time- and labor-intensive, and extremely costly, yet as life carriers acknowledge the need for organic growth and new business flexibility, they are actively participating in policy admin modernization projects.

Pat Speer
By Pat Speer
President
Speer Content Strategy & Development

Back into the fold

Kelly Wilson is a return-to-work success story. In January 2009, her beloved father – the man she calls her best friend – became ill. He was in and out of the hospital several times before he died in July that year.

Andrea Davis
By Andrea Davis
Editor-in-Chief
Employee Benefit News

Can life insurance bounce back?

Life insurance and annuities made modest gains in the third quarter of 2010 — gross written premiums were up 6% over the same period in 2009 — but the industry is far from healthy, warns a report from Aite Group in Boston.

Howard J. Stock
By Howard J. Stock
Bank Investment Consultant

The CLASS Act’s impact on LTC

The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act begins to take effect on Jan. 1, 2011. Under the CLASS Act, which is part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a public insurance option offering employees voluntary long-term care insurance will be an option for employees to consider.

Dan Cahn
By Dan Cahn
Senior VP
LTC Financial Partners

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