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By Staff WriterRudy Giuliani makes a habit of referring to The Godfather as one of the best narratives on business management ever produced. An interesting take on the bloody crime classic, but not easily dismissed coming from a two-term mayor of one of the worlds largest metropolitan areas.
January 02, 2012
MetLife to Sell $7.5 Billion in Retail Banking Deposits to GE CapitalCommenting on the announcement, research firm Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., New York, says it regards the sale as a positive development and a concrete step taken to realize the companys objective of leaving the retail banking business.
January 02, 2012
Wall Street Sees the Light on Indexed AnnuitiesOnce shunned, index annuities are now being sold by wirehouses.
January 02, 2012
FBL Financial Group Closes EquiTrust Life Insurance Company SaleFBL Financial Group has closed the previously announced sale of its subsidiary, EquiTrust Life Insurance Company, to a controlled affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC in an all-cash transaction with initial sale proceeds of $471.4 million.
January 02, 2012
FBL Financial Group Closes EquiTrust Life Insurance Company SaleFBL Financial Group has closed the previously announced sale of its subsidiary, EquiTrust Life Insurance Company, to a controlled affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC in an all-cash transaction with initial sale proceeds of $471.4 million.
January 02, 2012
Lawsky Touts Regulatory AccomplishmentsSuperintendent Lawsky and the New York DFS did some heavy - and public - lifting this year? And what is on the plate for 2012 from this standard-bearer of a regulator?
January 02, 2012
What’s New in AnnuitiesFrom hot products and sales channels to innovations on the product development front, here are some of the key trends the experts see fueling momentum in the annuity market in 2012.
January 02, 2012
Where Have All the VA Providers Gone?Despite the exit of a few high-profile companies from the variable annuity business, the product line will survive, say industry insiders.