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Prudential Net Income Turns Positive in 2Q 2009
Wed, Aug 12, 2009
The firm's individual annuity sales boomed in the second quarter, thanks in part to a wave of exchanges of variable annuity contracts from financially weaker insurers.
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Securities America, Wealth2K Help Advisors Fight “Big Brands”
Wed, Aug 12, 2009
To compete, "advisors must introduce high-end, high-impact communications tools,” said David Macchia of Wealth2k.
Cirque du Soleil to Help Burnish Sun Life Brand
Wed, Aug 12, 2009
The U.S. unit of the Canadian insurer has also hired the ad agency that created Geico's Gekko and Caveman campaigns.
Its Technology Eases Hedging of GLB Riders, UAT Claims
Wed, Aug 12, 2009
The firm said its real-time portfolio statistics could help insurers preserve GLB features in their products.
One-Stop Shopping for Retirement Risk
Wed, Aug 12, 2009
Steve Zaleznick sells insurance direct to the elderly online. But can his call center reps offer more than piecemeal planning?
Banks Reap Record Annuity Income
Tue, Aug 11, 2009
The steep yield curve enabled fixed annuities to outperform CDs, and drove fixed annuity sales to a new record in the second quarter.
