Connecticut

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  Cigna agrees to multi-state disability claim settlement

  By Allison Bell  |  May 23, 2013

  The company will set aside $77 million for open claims and possible future benefits payments.

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  MetLife removes alien status from captive

  By Arthur D. Postal, Elizabeth D. Festa  |  May 21, 2013

  MetLife is merging three U.S. life insurers and a captive reinsurer “to create a larger, well capitalized U.S. life company.”

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  Leaning in to get ahead

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  May 17, 2013

  More women are becoming advisors. But some surprising challenges remain to achieving gender parity in the industry.

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  West Virginia files 69 unclaimed property suits

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  May 17, 2013

  Different from those in other states, the suits demand payment of penalties and punitive interest.

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  Individual life combo products grew 10% in 2012

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  May 14, 2013

  More than 86,000 combination policies were sold in 2012, an increase of 19 percent compared with 2011 results.

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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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  Nelson: Let's see where ComFrame is headed

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  May 9, 2013

  The head of NAIC is calling for the IAIS to assess the project before it goes any further.

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  'Orphaned' 401(k) accounts stacking up

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  May 9, 2013

  Millions of 'orphaned' 401(k) accounts abound, so the challenge is to get people to do something with them.

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  State Farm files for LTCI rate hikes

  By Allison Bell  |  May 9, 2013

  The company seeks a 40 percent increase but says it could justify a 500 percent change.

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  Conn. legislature mulls worker retirement access

  By Stephen Singer  |  May 8, 2013

  Connecticut’s private sector workers would have access to state-run retirement plans under legislation moving through the General Assembly.