Life Insurance
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FSOC Warns About Low Interest Rate Environment Ramifications
By Elizabeth D. FestaThe FSOC skirts around life insurer reserve issues by noting that the life insurance industry has reduced its minimum guarantees over time, but products sold when interest rates were higher represent a continued drag on profits, the FSOC notes.
July 23, 2012
"Refine" Long-Term Care Insurance, Actuary SaysSteve Schoonveld has plenty of ideas for steps policymakers and carriers could take to increase private LTCI sales.
July 23, 2012
"Refine" Long-Term Care Insurance, Actuary SaysSteve Schoonveld has plenty of ideas for steps policymakers and carriers could take to increase private LTCI sales.
July 23, 2012
Cerulli Report: Mutual Funds and ETFs Rebound in JuneThe report reveals that mutual fund assets totaled $8.6 trillion in June, up 2.6% from the $8.4 trillion recorded in May. ETF assets ended in June at $1.161 trillion, up 4% from the $1.116 trillion posted in May.
July 23, 2012
The one capitalism that dare not speak its name (Bloomberg)The era of the free market might be coming to a close and replaced by state capitalism.
July 23, 2012
Prosecutors, regulators close to making Libor arrests (Reuters)The charges would be in addition to regulators efforts to fine major banks, and could show the alleged activity was not rampant at the lenders.