How The Elephant in the Room Evolved

In a new research paper, "The Evolution from Life Insurance to Financial Engineering," economists Ralph Koijen of Chicago Booth School and Motohiro Yogo of Princeton continue to describe what is arguably the 'elephant in the room' for life/annuity companies.

TIAA Broker-Dealer Settles SEC Allegations for $96 Million

By Wagner Law Group
TIAA-CREF Individual and Institutional Services, LLC, a subsidiary of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America is alleged to have failed to adequately disclose conflicts of interest and to have misled customers.

Number of PE-Owned US Insurers Jumped 31% in 2020: NAIC

By Editorial Staff
A new report from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners describes the investment holdings of the growing population of insurers--mostly life insurers--that are owned wholly or in part by private equity companies.

Honorable Mention

By Editorial Staff
Prudential sells its retirement plan business to Empower; A Monster First Half for Fund Flows: Morningstar; Bull market in stocks helps public pensions: Milliman.

COVER STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

July 1, 2021

An Insider’s Take on the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ Strategy

By Kerry Pechter
Willis Re, a reinsurance broker, has had an uptick in calls from life insurers hoping to execute what RIJ calls 'The Bermuda Triangle' strategy, thus removing a millstone and reaping a capital windfall. Willis...
June 24, 2021

One-Stop Shops for Notes and Annuities

By Kerry Pechter
Luma Financial Technologies is now among the structured notes platforms that have chosen to add index-linked annuities to the products they support. It joins SIMON Markets and Halo in that space. In this last...
June 17, 2021

(Sheryl) Moore’s Law on Annuities in 2021

By Kerry Pechter
RIJ talks with Sheryl Moore of Wink, Inc., the annuity data and consulting firm, about the results of her first-quarter 2021 survey of annuity sales. She shares her opinion on a range of annuity-related...