Warren Buffet

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  Will MetLife join VA buyback movement?

  By Maria Wood  |  May 22, 2013

  The risk associated with variable annuities took up a good portion of the firm’s Investor Day conference.

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  What’s behind the annuity M&A blitz?

  By Maria Wood  |  March 8, 2013

  Private equity firms have taken a liking to annuities. Can they run the business any better?

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  Is MetLife’s U.K. annuity business for sale?

  By Maria Wood  |  February 22, 2013

  And another one may bite the dust. Reports out of London say the insurer is prepping its U.K. bulk annuity line for sale.

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  Berkshire takes VA business off Cigna’s hands

  By Maria Wood  |  February 5, 2013

  Berkshire will assume Cigna’s exposure to future variable annuity death benefits and guaranteed minimum income benefits up to $4 billion.

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  Fear mongering: How weak advisors sell ... and lose

  By Steven McCarty  |  December 7, 2012

  Don't just position yourself for your next sale. Do what’s required to survive long-term in this business — sell truthfully.

• Warren Buffett: Great investor, lousy insurance salesman? (Daily Finance)

  By Staff Writer  |  July 24, 2012

  In 2011, Geico spent $993.8 million on TV commercials. Travelers, Liberty Mutual and Progressive together spent a little over $1 billion.

• Chicken Little? Maybe a little.

  By Michael Ham  |  July 1, 2012

  No one knows how the market will move next, but one thing is for certain, we better have a safety net cocooning our retirement nest eggs.

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  Facebook: "Dislike"

  By Michael Ham  |  May 17, 2012

  Is Facebook the next Apple or Google? Warren Buffett doesn't think so.

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  Chicken Little? Maybe a Little

  By Michael Ham  |  May 11, 2012

  No one knows how the market will move next, but one thing is for certain; we better have a safety net — or the protection offered by annuity wrappers — cocooning our retirement nest eggs.

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  Omaha!

  By Richard Hoe, ChFC, CLU, AEP  |  May 3, 2012

  A look at what's in store for attendees, including myself, at this year's Berkshire Hathaway meeting.