Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Real Estate, Investments Help MetLife Bottom Line
By Steve TuckeyAnnuity deposits slumped at MetLife Inc. during the second quarter, but one-shot real estate sales and strong investment income helped the company produce a ...
July 28, 2005
StanCorp Sees Lower Benefits EpensesRelatively low group long-term disability claim rates were a bright spot at StanCorp Financial Group Inc. during the second quarter.[@@]StanCorp, Portland, Ore., the parent ...
July 27, 2005
Indeed Annuity Sales Soar At AmerUsAn increase in benefits expenses hurt net earnings at AmerUs Group Company during the second quarter, but sales of the company's core indexed annuities ...
July 27, 2005
Group Life Leader Proposes Mandatory Terrorism Risk PoolA top insurance industry executive is asking Congress to help set up a mandatory risk-pooling system to protect group life insurers against catastrophic acts ...
July 27, 2005
Life Insurers Pass Financial Physical With Flying Colors2004 financial statements show significant growth and strengthLife insurance companies passed their annual financial physical in 2004 with flying colors.Results drawn from the 2004 ...
July 27, 2005
Fidelity, Lincoln Life Regain First Place Among Web Sites: DalbarFidelity Investments regained its rating as best corporate life insurance and annuity Web site for consumers in the second quarter, while Lincoln Life moved ...
July 27, 2005
Favorable Financial Markets Buoyed Industry ResultsTurnaround in the bond and equity markets drove improvementsThe financial profile of the U.S. life insurance industry showed further improvement in 2004, building on ...
July 27, 2005
Group Life Likely To Be In TRIA BillWashingtonGroup life insurance will likely be included in draft legislation providing a continuing federal backstop for terrorism risk to be unveiled by the staff ...