investment banking

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  Hope springs eternal in annuity world

  By Maria Wood  |  March 15, 2013

  Several big-name players have bought annuity businesses recently. Will they hit a homerun with their buys?

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  Leonardi assumes NAIC international regulatory mantle

  By Liz Festa  |  January 28, 2013

  Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Tom Leonardi will fill the seat left by Terri Vaughan as a state regulatory.

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  Is the Structured Settlement Process in need of Reform?

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  December 3, 2012

  Hindert also flags industry opposition for inhibiting the development of a potentially less costly alternative to factoring: commuting, wherein claimants sell rights to periodic payments back to the annuity provider. If, he says, more annuity contracts incorporated a commutation rider offering payees a discounted value of their future income stream,...

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  Is the structured settlement process in need of reform?

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  November 9, 2012

  Structured settlement annuities in high-damage personal injury cases generate billions in sales annually. But critics question an array of industry practices that may be harming claimants.

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  Appeals Court Rules Against Disability Insurer

  By Allison Bell  |  September 14, 2012

  A 9th Circuit panel asks a district court to reconsider conflict-of-interest questions.

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  MetLife Appoints Hele as CFO

  By Noah Guillaume  |  August 15, 2012

  John C. R. Hele will join MetLife as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective Sept. 4

• Former Citigroup CEO Weill says banks should be broken up (Bloomberg)

  By Staff Writer  |  July 25, 2012

  The Glass-Steagall Act was repealed under President Clinton—of which Sanford "Sandy" Weill was largely responsible for in order to get the Travelers Group, Citicorp merger to happen.

• How did Canadians become richer than Americans? (The Week)

  By Staff Writer  |  July 20, 2012

  One theory on how Canada pulled ahead of the U.S. is that for the last 20 years, “Canada has pursued a hardheaded (even ruthless), fiscally conservative form of socialism.”

• Goldman Sachs Names New Global Head of Insurance Relationships

  By Noah Guillaume  |  June 6, 2012

  In the newly created position, Robert Goodman will lead new business development efforts and oversee client relationships for the Insurance Asset Management business globally.

• The Volcker Rule (The New Yorker)

  By Staff Writer  |  May 14, 2012

  The goal to restore the divide between commercial banking and investment banking by the former chairman of the Federal Reserve.