Life leader calls it a career (Berkshire Eagle)
Monday, May 25 PITTSFIELD The Berkshire Life Insurance Co. of America has had 14 presidents since it was founded in 1851.

China Life Bought CCB Shares in May as Financial Investment (Bloomberg)
May 25 (Bloomberg) -- China Life Insurance Co., the nation s largest insurer, bought H-shares in China Construction Bank from Bank of America earlier this month as a financial investment, the company s securities representative Lan Yuxi said today.

Keep Tabs on Insurance That Covers Estate Tax (WallStreet Journal via Yahoo! Finance)
Using life insurance to cover the death tax is common practice, but the strategy is blowing up some estate plans now.