Eastern Life & Health Insurance announces management changes (Insurance Business Review)
The Eastern Life & Health Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Eastern Insurance Holdings, has appointed Curt Melville as COO and Marc Blevens as director of sales and agency relations.

Whole-life insurance dead wrong for young investor (Daily Local News)
DEAR BRUCE: I have started working with a financial planner who is encouraging me to buy whole-life insurance. I'm not sure this is a good idea. I make just over $100,000 a year, and I have been putting a lot of money into several mutual funds for a while now. I am 26 years old, not married and have no children. My parents, in their late 50s, are in excellent health. I owe $25,000 on a student ...

A.M. Best Removes from Under Review and Downgrades the Ratings of Standard Life Insurance Company of Indiana (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
OLDWICK, N.J.----A.M. Best Co. has removed from under review with negative implications and downgraded the financial strength rating to B from B++ and the issuer credit rating to bb from bbb of Standard Life Insurance Company of Indiana .