State crackdown could be the death of some universal life policies
Push for larger reserves could push some insurers right out of the business; vendors fighting back
State regulators have signaled a push for recalculating reserve requirements on a certain type of universal life insurance — which could lead to higher costs for policyholders as well as fewer carriers' selling the product.
A group of state insurance regulators last week approved a statement
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