1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (566+ words) Following the relaxation of bancassurance sales limits by financial authorities, the landscape of life insurance sales at major banks has changed. In the first half of this year, non-affiliated insurers surpassed affiliated ones at Shinhan Bank and Hana Bank, which…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (388+ words) Finance Act, 2026 imposes withholding tax on certain life insurance and family takaful payments while exempting death, disability and long-term policy proceeds. ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced a Final Tax Regime (FTR) for certain life insurance and…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (94+ words) Captive Insurance Times Tax lot harvesting: Enhancing after-tax returns for captive insurance portfolios With fee compression eroding other efficiencies, Kevin Yousif, CFA, president of Yousif Capital Management, argues that disciplined tax management is a repeatable source of after-tax value, and…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (75+ words) IRS Finalizes Life Insurance Reporting Exception Regs Law360 Law360 | The Practice of Law Law360 Authority | Deep News & Analysis Law360 Pulse | The Business of Law IRS Finalizes Life Insurance Reporting Exception Regs By Kat Lucero · July 8, 2026, 5:49 PM EDT Recent Articles By Kat Get instant access…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (14+ words) Daily FT Thursday Jul 02, 2026...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (420+ words) Finance Bill 2026 introduces new taxes on early life insurance payouts to curb misuse of policies for tax arbitrage. ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has unveiled sweeping measures in the Finance Bill, 2026 to curb the misuse of life insurance…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (371+ words) Jay Rogers June 9, 2026 A failure to stress test PPLI policies against shifts in financing rates, as well as understand other features, means that some HNW families that used these policies to protect wealth have suffered adverse consequences. PPLI can be…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (61+ words) Whalesbook Indian insurers are aggressively reclassifying vapers as smokers, triggering premium hikes of up to 60%. Driven by strict underwriting mandates and the 2019 ban on e-cigarettes, this shift forces consumers into high-risk brackets regardless of their specific nicotine delivery method. This…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1508+ words) The GST Council removed this tax on individual insurance products, including term plans, ULIPs, endowment policies, and health insurance. Experts described it as removing the "tax on tragedy." The change applies to both new buyers and existing policyholders renewing their…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (116+ words) news.bloombergtax.com The IRS is looking at updating the closing agreement guidance for failed life insurance contracts, an official said Friday. Several revenue procedures are under consideration for changes, said Megan McGuire, an attorney at the IRS Office of…...