In the third quarter, statutory net income of the largest U.S. life insurance groups more than doubled on a combined basis year over year, according to SNL Financial's analysis of third-quarter 2010 statutory insurance data.

MetLife is enhancing its small-business group life benefits portfolio by adding will preparation and estate resolution services as standard features to its supplemental term life and core/buy-up term life insurance coverages.

How many waves make a goodbye? I can't help but ask after seeing the latest batch of mini-med waivers fly out of Secretary Sebelius' office. Not that you'd seen anything about it in the papers or even on Fox News.