Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
“Financial Repression” is the Stealth Tax of Emerging Markets
By Jerome Booth and Jan DehnFinancial repression is a stealthy, politically easy way to tax investors. Financial repression is on the rise and investors in developed and Emerging Markets alike need to pay attention.
October 27, 2011
Fitch Withdraws Rating After UpgradeUpon completion on Oct 3, 2011 of a Continental's acquisition by Aetna Inc., from Genworth Financial, Fitch has withdrawn its rating of Continental.
October 27, 2011
Fitch Withdraws Rating After UpgradeUpon completion on Oct 3, 2011 of a Continental's acquisition by Aetna Inc., from Genworth Financial, Fitch has withdrawn its rating of Continental.
October 26, 2011
The Great Retirement RethinkRetirement was once such a tidy thing. You worked, you saved, you retired. Not anymore. As an affluent investor in a new study by Hearts & Wallets puts it: I dont think retirement is the buzzword it once was. Okay, yeah right, retirement. Okay, yeah right, Ill win the lottery....
October 26, 2011
Latinos Lagging On Retirement Savings, Says Pew (NPR)They're the largest minority group in the U.S., and they're underserved by advisors. Just 10 percent of Latinos have individual retirement accounts, compared to 35 percent of non-Hispanic whites.
October 26, 2011
RI Gov., Treasurer to Lawmakers: Pass Pension Bill (Businessweek)An important pension bill is under consideration by lawmakers in Rhode Island one that has the potential to make history.
October 26, 2011
Republicans Grill HHS on CLASS Failure to LaunchThe Affordable Care Act is still moving forward without CLASS, Greenlee testifies. But who will serve the needs of the 15 million Americans who need long-term care down the road?
October 26, 2011
Northwestern Mutual, MetLife to Pay DividendsNorthwestern Mutual says that that it expects to pay more than double the ordinary life insurance dividends of its nearest competitor, and that it expects to lead the insurance industry in total life insurance, long-term care and disability insurance dividends paid.