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By Michael K. Stanley |
May 25, 2012
Analysts at UBS Investment Research took a look at MetLife during Investor Day and concluded that the company has a “great outlook, but over time.”
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By Michael Ham |
May 24, 2012
With both 10- and 30-year treasury rates unbelievably low, profit margins on fixed product are comparatively nil. Why would Aviva want to bail out on America now?
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By Arthur D. Postal |
May 22, 2012
New York has imposed new rules on insurers regarding identifying recently-deceased policyholders.
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By Warren S. Hersch |
May 18, 2012
Annuity sales in the first quarter of 2012 totaled $54.8 billion, down from $59.5 billion recorded in the first quarter of 2011. Sales of both fixed annuities and variable annuities contributed to the decline.
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By Elizabeth Festa |
May 17, 2012
Lawmakers, industry and government officials pushed for supervisory harmony and a fuller role by the Federal Insurance Office to bring about better international competitiveness for the U.S. insurance industry in a hearing May 17 before a House Financial Services Committee panel.
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By Noah Guillaume |
May 16, 2012
Minnesota Life Insurance Co. will replace its Advantage Elite product with Advantage Elite Select in all states except New York.
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By Elizabeth Festa |
May 16, 2012
MetLife does not know if the FSOC will feel compelled to name MetLife and a few other large insurers as SIFIs, and officials won't say, but lawmakers and MetLife wonder about the wisdom and the possible harmful effects of applying bank-centric regulations to an insurance company.
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By Staff Writer |
May 4, 2012
Other options available for clients reluctant to buy multi-year policies.
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By Elizabeth Festa, Arthur D. Postal |
May 2, 2012
Insurance companies that own or operate a savings & loan will face fresh oversight from the Federal Reserve Board, which is creating a process by which to examine those financial institutions that have significant banking assets.
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By Arthur D Postal, Elizabeth Festa |
May 1, 2012
The insurance departments of Illinois, Florida, New Hampshire, North Dakota, and Pennsylvania joined in the negotiations with MetLife, according to California insurance commissioner Dave Jones and Kevin McCarty, NAIC president and Florida insurance commissioner.
