Fixed Income
News and analysis of fixed income markets including the key factors affecting performance such as interest rates, Federal Reserve policy and the state of the economy.
3% Of Banks Involved In Underwriting In First Quarter, Report Shows
By Michael D. WhiteOf 8,356 commercial banks and federally insured savings banks operating at the end of March, 251, or 3%, were engaged in insurance underwriting, according to ...
July 24, 2003
Manulife Reports Higher 2nd Quarter Net IncomeNU Online News Service, July 24, 2003, 6:05 p.m. EDT -- Manulife Financial Corp., Toronto, is reporting the equivalent of $287 million in net ...
July 17, 2003
UnitedHealth Prospers As Group Customers StruggleNU Online News Service, July 17, 2003, 5:58 p.m. EDT -- UnitedHealth Group Inc., Minnetonka, Minn., did well during the second quarter even though ...
July 06, 2003
VA Guarantees May Be 'Hot,' But For Reinsurers, NotVA Guarantees May Be Hot, But For Reinsurers, NotByThe word invariably used to describe guarantees in variable annuities is "hot," as in very popular. But ...
June 17, 2003
Manulife Updates VA Guarantee RiderNU Online News Service, June 17, 2003, 10:48 a.m. EDT -- Manulife USA, Boston, has updated the Guaranteed Retirement Income Program, an optional rider ...
May 18, 2003
MetLife Catastrophic Benefit Rider Pays In Addition To Base DI BenefitByTraditionally, disability income policies do not pay more than the monthly benefit amount stated in the contract.But some insurers are deciding that additional benefits might ...
May 16, 2003
N.C. Blue Reports Higher 1st Quarter Net IncomeNU Online News Service, May 16, 2003, 12:08 p.m. EDT -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., is reporting ...
May 15, 2003
ING Reports Lower 1st Quarter Net IncomeNU Online News Service, May 15, 2003, 12:44 p.m. EDT -- ING Groep N.V., Amsterdam, is reporting the equivalent of $182 million in net ...