Life Insurance
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Sterne Agee Rate Hartford Financial Services as "Buy"
By Michael K. StanleyAnalysts at Sterne Agee feel the organizational changes announced today by The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., (HFSG) (NYSE: HIG) should lead to improved valuation and in a flash note that went out this morning, they gave it a rating of Buy.
March 21, 2012
Fitch Affirms Hartford's Ratings Following Strategic AnnouncementFitch affirms its ratings for the Hartford and its primary life and P&C subsidiaries, following The Hartford's announcement that it will leave the U.S. annuity market and likely divest itself of remaining life/retirement businesses.
March 21, 2012
S&P Downgrades The Hartford's Life SubsidiariesFollowing The Hartford's likely divestiture of its individual life and retirement businesses, S&P is downgrading Hartford Life and its subsidiaries, while affirming ratings on the holding company.
March 21, 2012
Glenn Neasham Case: Will Advisors Now Need to Assess Clients for Dementia?The conviction of a California insurance agent may put greater emphasis on evaluating a seniors cognitive capacity before an annuity is sold.
March 21, 2012
Glenn Neasham Case: Will Advisors Now Need to Assess Clients for Dementia?The conviction of a California insurance agent may put greater emphasis on evaluating a seniors cognitive capacity before an annuity is sold.
March 21, 2012
Moody's Upgrades Hartford Life and Annuity from Negative to StableFollowing news that The Hartford will place its U.S. annuity business into runoff, Moody's has improved the outlook for Hartford Life and Annuity, as well as affirmed a stable outlook on the parent company.
March 21, 2012
Moody's Upgrades Hartford Life and Annuity from Negative to StableFollowing news that The Hartford will place its U.S. annuity business into runoff, Moody's has improved the outlook for Hartford Life and Annuity, as well as affirmed a stable outlook on the parent company.
March 21, 2012
Hartford Exiting Life BusinessThe Hartford Insurance Group is exiting its life business in order to concentrate on its stronger property and casualty operations. The decision is a capitulation to hedge fund manager John Paulson, who has called for a split of the company's life and P&C operations to boost shareholder value.