Life Insurance
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The Gadfly's Bite
By Bill CoffinThere was never a more stark example of the influence shareholders play in the decision-making of stock insurers than what John Paulson is doing to the Hartford right now.
February 15, 2012
Hedge Fund Manager Makes Case for Splitting Hartford P&C, Life BusinessesHedge fund manager John Paulson Tuesday increased the pressure on Hartford Insurance Group to break itself up into separate property and casualty and life businesses by taking the case directly to Hartford shareholders.
February 15, 2012
Hedge-Fund Big Paulson Eyes Hartford BreakupAfter a bad year in hedge funds, John Paulson has stepped forward as a shareholder activist to force the insurance company into a breakup.
February 15, 2012
MetLife Reports "Solid" Year in EarningsMetLife reported strong profits in both the full year and the fourth quarter of 2011 despite a soft market, turmoil in Europe and an evolving regulatory environment.
February 14, 2012
In It To Win ItIn AIGs lower Manhattan headquarters, SunAmerica Financial Groups CEO Jay Wintrob rattles off a series of encouraging statistics about SunAmerica. The company is currently the fourth-largest seller of annuities in the United States; the largest seller of fixed annuities in the United States; the sixth-largest seller of variable annuities in...
February 14, 2012
How to Not Become an Insurance Cat LadyYou've got to get out and see people to make it in this business.
February 14, 2012
Your uninsurable long-term care insurance clientAny order taker can clap when the insurer says yes. Pros know what to do when the insurer says no.