Calif. nets $988B in life insurance suits (The Clarion-Ledger)
LOS ANGELES California's Department of Insurance has recovered roughly $988 million, after legal costs, for Executive Life policyholders and guaranty associations since taking over the failed insurance company in 1991, according to a state report released Thursday.

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Wellsville Daily Reporter)
(ARA) - Are you one of those people who always gets nervous at test time? If so, you may be intrigued by the prospect of buying a life insurance policy that doesn't require a physical exam, but you could be making a huge financial mistake.

Life Insurance Finance Association Conference Early Registration Deadline Approaching (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----The growing interest in the life insurance premium-finance industry has driven an overwhelming amount of pre-event registrants to the first Life Insurance Finance Association conference on Nov. 29.