dividends

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  10 top dividend-paying stocks

  By Tom Nawrocki  |  April 5, 2013

  What are corporations doing with all that cash they've accumulated? Two words: massive dividends.

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  Keep participating whole life on your short list

  By Gene Lunman  |  January 31, 2013

  Offering a death benefit for later as well as cash value for now, participating whole life can work for a wide range of clients.

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  New York Life's dividends to policyholders to rise 8% in 2013

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  November 21, 2012

  New York Life Insurance Company said its dividend payout to participating policyholders will increase by $100 million in 2013, an 8 percent rise over the 2012 payout.

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  MassMutual pays record $1.39 billion in dividends to policy owners

  By Warren S. Herch  |  October 29, 2012

  The $1.39 billion payout represents an increase of more than 4 percent over the approved estimated payout of $1.33 billion in 2012.

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  The Trouble With Lobbyists

  By Richard Hoe  |  April 12, 2012

  From liability rules to tax code complications, lobbyists — and the politicians they have in their pockets — are usually to blame.

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  Allianz Life's Operating Profit Dips 9% in 2011

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  February 23, 2012

  Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, Minneapolis, posted an operating profit of $428 million for its 2011 financial year, a decline of 9% from $472 million in 2010. Allianz Life also improved its capital position, reporting regulatory risked-based capital ratio growth from 294% to 361%, an increase of 67...

• Northwestern Mutual, MetLife to Pay Dividends

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  October 26, 2011

  Northwestern Mutual says that that it expects to pay more than double the ordinary life insurance dividends of its nearest competitor, and that it expects to lead the insurance industry in total life insurance, long-term care and disability insurance dividends paid.