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  Chicago Fed examines life industry's asset scenarios

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  April 23, 2013

  Life insurers have less liquidity risk than banks, but they are not immune from runs, analysts conclude.

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  MetLife completes sale to GE Capital

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  January 14, 2013

  MetLife started the selling process after the Fed believed the insurer was inadequately capitalized following a stress test.

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  Federal Reserve Considers Delay of Stress Tests

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  September 4, 2012

  The Federal Reserve Board announced last month that it is considering delaying implementation for the annual company-run stress test requirements until September 2013.

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  AIG Shows Billion-Dollar Earnings Gain

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  May 4, 2012

  Strong first-quarter operating profits at American International Group are leading insurance analysts to say that an “eventual government exit now appears to be visible.”

• MetLife Fails Federal Reserve “Stress Test”

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  April 1, 2012

  MetLife, Inc. was one of four large financial institutions on March 13 deemed to have failed a “stress test” imposed on large banking institutions by the Federal Reserve Board. The decision was roundly criticized by MetLife and insurance analysts, who said that MetLife was evaluated by criteria used for banks,...

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  Chicago Fed's "Insurance Initiative" Scrutinizing Insurance Industry Risk

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  March 15, 2012

  The Chicago Fed is teasing out a place for insurers under a broader supervisory regime, as insurance regulators remain largely silent on MetLife's failure of the Fed's stress test for bank holding companies.

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  Week in Pictures | March 16, 2012

  By Michael K. Stanley  |  March 15, 2012

  As the GOP nomination epic continues with wins for Rick Santorum in the South, Goldman Sachs winds up with another public relations disaster on its hands. Stress tests are conducted on the nations largest banks while health exchange regulations are finalized. This and more in this week's Week In Pictures....