life insurance

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Health & Safety

Nurse Denied Life Insurance Because She Carries Naloxone

10:28am December 13, 2018

by Martha Bebinger

The U.S. surgeon general has called on "bystanders" to be equipped with the opioid reversal drug to save lives. But when a nurse answered that call, her application for life insurance was denied. Why?

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MetLife Plans To Divest Life Insurance Unit

7:13pm January 12, 2016

by Laura Wagner

MetLife says it's planning to break off its part of its U.S. life insurance business because of stiffer federal regulations regarding the amount of capital the company is expected to hold.

You don't need to run a marathon â or wear a gorilla suit â to get a discount on John Hancock's new life insurance program. But at least one of them may help.

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Economy
Health & Safety

John Hancock Hopes You'll Trade Activity Data For Insurance Discounts

12:44pm April 08, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Life insurance customers will receive discounts each year based on their activity levels. The practice is used in Australia, Europe, Singapore and South Africa. But privacy experts are concerned.