Life Settlements

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  Medicaid life settlements could bring relief

  By Robin S. Weinberger and Peter N. Katz  |  May 17, 2013

  State proposals could help elderly patients forced to shed their life insurance policies.

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  Saudi health workers sickened by SARS-like virus

  By Mike Stobbe  |  May 16, 2013

  The new virus is distinct from SARS, but health officials worry it has potential to flare into a SARS-like international outbreak.

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  The state of the game

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  May 13, 2013

  The push for tax revenues is pitting states against insurers over the issue of unclaimed funds.

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  GAO critical of Death Master File

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  May 10, 2013

  The Government Accountability Office says the DMF is not the last word on death reports.

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  The problem with using multiple life settlement brokers

  By Adam Meltzer  |  May 9, 2013

  Working with many life settlement brokers can actually hurt your clients.

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  WHO: New flu passes more easily from bird to human

  By Gillian Wong  |  April 24, 2013

  The strain of avian flu has infected more than 100 people in China, killing more than 20.

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  Death and laughter at the Boston bombing

  By Bill Coffin  |  April 18, 2013

  Sometimes, death is worth laughing at. The Boston Marathon bombing is not one of those times.

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  Contacting CPAs about life settlements? Do it now

  By Robin S. Weinberger and Peter N. Katz  |  April 12, 2013

  Post-tax season is the best time to talk to accountants about life settlement opportunities.

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  H7N9 flu infects at least 24 in China, kills 7

  By Gillian Wong  |  April 9, 2013

  WHO has no proof that the virus can spread easily from one human to another.

• Turf wars

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  April 9, 2013

  Has anyone in the insurance industry ever heard about a conflict of interest? Does anyone remember 2008 and 2009?