Fitch Ratings

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  Fitch: Rising interest rates could hurt, too

  By Allison Bell  |  January 18, 2013

  Better yields on new bonds would mean lower prices for the bonds already in the portfolio.

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  Aviva USA good fit for Athene

  By Maria Wood  |  December 27, 2012

  While some industry insiders give the deal their seal of approval, the rating agencies are taking a wait-and-see stance.

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  NAIC to develop LTCI rate amendments

  By Allison Bell  |  December 3, 2012

  The Executive Committee has approved model law and model regulation requests.

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  How should you handle the shift to gender-based LTCI pricing?

  By Allison Bell  |  November 1, 2012

  Like life insurance and car insurance before it, some LTCI policies will start charging different rates based on gender. Here’s how you, and your clients, can deal with the change.

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  Insurers will likely have to up RBC for their MBS holdings

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  October 26, 2012

  The NAIC proposal relates to pessimistic scenarios for the housing market in the modeling of RMBS and also CMBS.

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  Fitch affirms Pacific Life’s “stable” rating

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  October 12, 2012

  Fitch Ratings has affirmed the “stable” ratings of Pacific Life Insurance Company and some of its subsidiaries, including Pacific Life & Annuity Company.

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  5 questions: How should you handle the shift to gender-based LTCI pricing?

  By Allison Bell  |  October 9, 2012

  Change can make life difficult, but it can also create opportunities to start conversations.

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  Pru to pay $615 million for Hartford individual life unit

  By Allison Bell  |  September 27, 2012

  Prudential will reinsure about 700,000 Hartford policies that provide $135 billion in coverage.

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  Fitch: Pru Financial's Hybrid Debt at 'BBB-'

  By Michael K. Stanley  |  August 10, 2012

  Fitch Ratings has given a ‘BBB-’ rating to Prudential Financial Inc.’s (PFI) issuance of $1 billion of 5.875 percent fixed to floating rate junior subordinated notes that will be due in 2014.

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  Proposed Athene-Presidential Deal Under Review

  By Maria Wood  |  July 16, 2012

  Three law firms are investigating whether the purchase price undervalues Presidential.