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Mega-deals missing from first-half life/annuity M&A: A.M. Best

By Editorial Staff Thu, Sep 24, 2015

Over 40% of all deals were cross-border M&As, as companies go international in search of growth. A.M. Best believes private capital, whether buying or selling, will continue to play...

Published September 24, 2015

Fitch publishes “US Life Insurance GAAP Results Dashboard”

By Editorial Staff Fri, Sep 11, 2015

"Operating results were almost evenly split between companies reporting better returns in first-half 2015 and those reporting worse returns during the period," Fitch analysts wrote.

Published September 11, 2015

The People’s Retirement Industry Group

By Kerry Pechter Thu, Sep 3, 2015

To mark the Retirement Income Industry Association’s 10th anniversary, RIIA founder and chairman Francois Gadenne (above) spoke with RIJ recently about the group’s past, present and future.

Published September 3, 2015

Sumitomo Life buys Symetra for $3.8 billion, a 32% premium

By Editorial Staff Thu, Aug 13, 2015

Symetra's current management team, led by CEO Tom Marra, will continue to run the business from Bellevue, Washington. Symetra will maintain its current brand, employees, distribution channels and product...

Published August 13, 2015

The SoA’s new logo is “impossible”

By Editorial Staff Thu, Jul 30, 2015

"The Penrose triangle (impossible triangle), among other mathematical related symbols, served as inspiration. The logo is blue, a color of trust,” said the SOA, in a release about its...

Published July 30, 2015

Fred Reish et al comment on DOL proposal’s impact

By Editorial Staff Thu, Jul 23, 2015

Attorneys at the Drinker Biddle law firm note that, under the proposal, commissioned sales of variable annuities to IRA owners would be held to a higher standard of conduct...

Published July 23, 2015

Stowe succeeds Wells at Jackson National Life

By Editorial Staff Wed, Jun 3, 2015

Jim Sopha, chief operating officer, will assume the role of president of Jackson, reporting to Stowe.

Published June 4, 2015

Allianz Life adds new managed risk options on VA

By Editorial Staff Thu, Apr 30, 2015

Allianz’s AZL MVP DFA Multi-Strategy Fund and its RCM Dynamic Multi-Asset Plus VIT Portfolio are now available on contracts that either have no additional optional benefits or have the...

Published April 30, 2015

DTCC enhancement will allow settlement of 1035 exchanges in one day

By Editorial Staff

The asset transfers that are known as 1035 exchanges, or replacements, allow investors to move funds from one life insurance, annuity or endowment to another, without triggering an immediate...

Published April 30, 2015

New York Life’s new fixed deferred annuity has a GLWB

By Editorial Staff Thu, Mar 19, 2015

The Clear Income Fixed Annuity's lifetime withdrawal rider provides longevity risk protection income with more liquidity than a deferred income annuity, and is designed to compete well against...

Published March 19, 2015

Jackson National Life income up 17% in 2014, a record

By Editorial Staff Thu, Mar 12, 2015

Jackson, a wholly owned subsidiary of Britain-based Prudential Plc, recorded sales and deposits of $28.3 billion in 2014, up 3% over 2013.

Published March 12, 2015

How Are Life Insurers Coping? A.M. Best Counts the Ways

By Kerry Pechter Wed, Mar 4, 2015

Headwinds like “marginal to declining premium growth,” an “aging agent and adviser channel,” and “regulatory uncertainty” continue to frustrate life insurers, the ratings agency says.

Published March 5, 2015

Citing long-term care exposures, A.M. Best lowers Genworth’s strength ratings

By Editorial Staff Thu, Feb 19, 2015

Genworth’s LTC business “is likely to exhibit volatility going forward due to the limited credibility of claims data, the profile of its in-force block and the challenge of achieving...

Published February 19, 2015

O’Brien retires; NAFA looks for new chief

By Editorial Staff Fri, Jan 23, 2015

A spokesman for the National Association of Fixed Annuities said it was coincidental that Kim O'Brien's retirement became effective the day that her letter requesting qualified longevity annuity status...

Published January 22, 2015

Jackson Ad 12-4-2014

By Editorial Staff Mon, Dec 1, 2014

Jackson Ad 12-4-2014

Published December 4, 2014

Life/annuity stocks struggle as low interest rates persist: A.M. Best

By Editorial Staff Thu, Nov 20, 2014

With an appreciation of 7.6%, Voya Financial, Inc. was the best performing life/annuity stock in the third quarter of 2014, according to A.M. Best. With a share price decline...

Published November 20, 2014

Life insurers grasp for yield, with mixed success: Conning

By Editorial Staff Thu, Nov 6, 2014

A new Conning study, “Life Insurance Industry Investments: Added Risk in 2013,” analyzes life industry investments for the period 2009-2013.

Published November 6, 2014

Voya CEO to run firm’s Retirement Solutions group

By Editorial Staff Thu, Oct 16, 2014

"We believe we can achieve our 2016 Ongoing Business operating ROE target of 12-13%, as well as our Ongoing Business operating ROC target of 10-11%," Rodney O. Martin Jr....

Published October 16, 2014

The Tailwinds in Vanguard’s Sails

By Kerry Pechter Thu, Sep 18, 2014

At $64.8 billion, net flows into Vanguard funds in the first half of 2014 were greater than the flows of the next five fund families combined, according to Morningstar’s...

Published September 18, 2014

Alliance Benefit Group partners with Hueler Income Solutions

By Editorial Staff Thu, Jul 24, 2014

Over one million participants in 16,000 retirement plans administered by ABG will be able to access Hueler's online platform for purchasing single premium immediate annuities, deferred income annuities or...

Published July 24, 2014

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