Ratings Are Important - But What Do They Mean?
By Christina PellettLast month, the blog Evolution of Wealth featured a fascinating post on the sometimes-difficult task of comparing life and health insurance company ratings from among four major ratings agencies - A.M. Best, Standard & Poor's, Moody's, and Fitch.
February 10, 2010
Life settlements securitization issue heats upThe American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI), which represents nearly 300 life insurance companies, stirred up a hornet's nest recently with its Feb. 3 policy statement asking legislators to ban the practice of securitizing blocks of life settlements.
February 10, 2010
The politics of politicsSome believe that laissez-faire capitalism is the cure for the ills of our health care system. Others favor the strong hand of government.
February 10, 2010
Has Apple done it again?We won't know until March, but the Apple iPad (I don't like the name as much as iTablet) will either create another revolution or ... maybe not.
February 10, 2010
Has Apple done it again?We won't know until March, but the Apple iPad (I don't like the name as much as iTablet) will either create another revolution or ... maybe not.
February 10, 2010
The politics of politicsSome believe that laissez-faire capitalism is the cure for the ills of our health care system. Others favor the strong hand of government.
February 10, 2010
Latest Numbers Not Good for the IndustryThe annual revision to employment numbers and lackluster employment activity in January 2010 led to a loss of over 7,000 jobs in the securities field.
February 10, 2010
Life settlements securitization issue heats upThe American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI), which represents nearly 300 life insurance companies, stirred up a hornet's nest recently with its Feb. 3 policy statement asking legislators to ban the practice of securitizing blocks of life settlements.
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