Growth in life insurance secondary market spawns concern (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News)
There is a fine line between legitimate and bogus. And government regulators say that line is constantly being crossed when it comes to a popular insurance product: life settlements.

Smokers Can Afford Life Insurance (Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch)
(ARA) - If you've been putting off shopping for life insurance because you're a smoker, or think you are paying exorbitant premiums because of your habit, it's time to start shopping around.

Lloyds TSB may sell Abbey Life (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
Lloyds TSB is aiming to put its Abbey Life insurance subsidiary up for sale with an expected price tag of around 1 billion pounds, the Financial Mail on Sunday newspaper said, citing City sources.