Life insurance: Best to keep universal life policy or drop it?
Life insurance packaged in a universal life policy is rarely the best investment. Term life insurance is cheaper; other investments, better. See question No. 4 in this Reader Mailbag.

Research and Markets: 2011 U.S. Life Insurance Carriers Industry - Jobs & Wages Report
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2011 U.S. Life Insurance Carriers Industry - Jobs & Wages Report" report to their offering.

California Investigates 10 Life Insurance Companies Over Lack of Payments to Beneficiaries
California subpoenaed MetLife, the largest U.S. life insurance company, to testify at a public hearing about how it handles unclaimed assets that belong to beneficiaries.

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Sentinel Security Life Insurance Company
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ and issuer credit rating of bbb of Sentinel Security Life Insurance Company [Pink Sheets: SENI ]. The outlook for both ratings is stable.