Life, Credit Life & Disability Insurance

Consumer Information

Press Releases

Studies

Testimony and Comments


Consumer Information

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Press Releases

  • Consumer Groups Applaud Insurance Regulators' Decision to Keep Life Insurers Financially Strong, 01/29/09. (PDF)
  • Insurance Regulators Warned Not to Weaken Financial Strength of Life Insurance; Consumer Groups Ask NAIC to Reject Pressure from Insurers,12/29/08. (PDF)
  • Large Majority of Workers Risk Financial Exposure In Event of Disability, Survey Finds, 04/24/01. (PDF)
  • Credit Life Insurance Rip-off, 01/29/97. (PDF)

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Studies

  • Miscellaneous Observations on Life Insurance: Including an Update to 2007 Paper on Variable Universal Life, 1/06/11. (PDF)
  • Variable Universal Life Insurance: Worth Buying Now?, 12/13/07. (PDF)
  • Financial Planning Association of Greater Hudson Valley Technical Aspects in Evaluating Cash Value Life Insurance Policies, 11/13/06. (PDF)
  • Variable Universal Life Insurance: Is it Worth it?, 02/01/03. (PDF)

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Testimony and Comments

  • CFA Urges Secretary Shinseki to Take Action Against Life Insurers Denying Cash Payouts to Service Members' Families, 08/02/10. (PDF)
  • CFA Urges Secretary Gates to Take Action Against Life Insurers Denying Cash Payouts to Service Members' Families, 07/29/10. (PDF)
  • Consumer Letter Urging CFPA Authority over Credit-Related Insurance Products, 07/29/09. (PDF)
  • Comments of the Consumer Federation of America and the Center for Economic Justice on Proposals to Weaken Life Insurers Capital and Reserve Requirements, 12/26/08. (PDF)
  • Consumer Federation Urges National Association of Insurance Commissioners to Examine AFLAC Denials of Aviation Death Claims, 07/02/08. (PDF)

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