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Retirement confidence differs globally

By Warren S. Hersch | May 14, 2013

The research found that 12 percent are “very optimistic” that they will have enough money to live on when they are retired.

Survey: most workers in U.S., Europe, flag workplace retirement plan as high priority

By Warren S. Hersch | October 23, 2012

Most workers identify access to a workplace retirement plan and life insurance as either important or extremely important as an occupational benefit.

Accounting Practices Positively Impacts Capital, Surplus of Insurers in SNL Survey

By Warren S. Hersch | August 15, 2012

State-permitted and prescribed accounting practices positively impacted the capital and surplus reported by 85% of the life and P&C insurers surveyed by SNL Financial.

American General Discontinues LTCI Program

By Allison Bell | July 20, 2012

The AIG unit says market conditions have affected the feasibility of offering the product.

Transamerica to Raise Rates on New LTCI Policies

By Allison Bell | July 17, 2012

Transamerica also is dropping limited-pay options and eliminating lifetime benefit periods.

SNL: MetLife Maintains Most Market Share, but Premiums Dip in First Quarter

By Warren S. Hersch | June 22, 2012

For the quarter ended March 31, MetLife’s market share, based on statutory total direct premiums, totaled 10.13%, exceeding the market share of the second highest writer, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, by 2.2%. That’s up from the 0.84% in market share that separated the two companies in the first quarter...