SBI Life mulls entry into health insurance (The Hindu)
MUMBAI: SBI Life Insurance plan is planning to enter the health insurance segment, a top company official said. We plan to enter health insurance and have lined up a few products, SBI Life's Managing Director & CEO, Mr U S Roy said on the sidelines of a seminar here today.

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of CIGNA Life Insurance Company of Europe SA-N.V. (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
OLDWICK, N.J.----A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ and issuer credit rating of "bbb+" of CIGNA Life Insurance Company of Europe SA-N.V. . The outlook for both ratings remains stable.

Couple's story offers lesson in life insurance (Toronto Star)
Banks like to offer life insurance on mortgages. And coverage is often available without a medical examination. Here's a story of a bank denying an insurance claim though premiums had been paid for nine years on the grounds that key medical information had not been disclosed.