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P&C Broker Agrees to Acquire Senior Market Sales
By Allison BellSMS has relationships with about 65,000 agents.
July 31, 2020
Dan Sheehan to Succeed Groh as Genworth CFO: Personnel MovesEquitable, Penn Mutual and FBL also have announcements.
July 30, 2020
Genworth Paid $10 Million in Q2 COVID-19 Life Insurance ClaimsIncreased mortality helped the company's LTCI unit.
July 30, 2020
Centene CEO Sees COVID-19 Continuing to Make Big, Unpredictable WavesMichael Neidorff said he does not think any U.S. community has the pandemic fully under control.
July 30, 2020
Anthem Doubles EarningsThe health insurer's CEO notes that COVID-19 could make future quarters look different.
July 29, 2020
Principal Financial Adjusts COVID-19 Impact FormulaThe company has cut the overall impact per 100,000 U.S. deaths to $10 million.
July 29, 2020
U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Are Approaching Aflac's Stress Test LevelsFor now, however, claims appear to be only 40% of the expected level.
July 29, 2020
COVID-19 Increased LTCI Claimant Mortality 30%: UnumCompany executives say the effect on life insurance claims was surprisingly high.