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MetLife To Post A Profit
By Staff WriterMetLife Inc. says it earned less during the third quarter than it originally had hoped but still expects to report more than $600 million in ...
October 08, 2008
IRS Eases Insurance Guarantee Program ParticipationThe Internal Revenue Service will not accuse an insurer of violating investment diversification requirements simply because it participates in the Treasury Department's new money market ...
October 08, 2008
AIG: Retreat Was For Agents, Not ExecsAmerican International Group Inc. says the much-criticized gathering it held in September at a resort in California was for top-producing independent agents, not for its ...
October 07, 2008
Steven ValeriusSteven Valerius has been elected president of The Union Central Life Insurance Company. He also serves as senior vice president of individual and retirement plans division. He joined the company in 1986 as assistant comptroller and has held several
October 07, 2008
Jon A. BosciaJon A. Boscia will join Sun Life Financial as president. Prior to joining SunLife he served as chief executive officer at Lincoln Financial Group for 10 years.
October 07, 2008
Michigan To Stop Taking Paper FilingsA large Midwestern state says it will be accepting product rate, rule and form filings only through the System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing.The ...
October 07, 2008
Insurers Can Help Treasury Run BailoutThe U.S. Treasury Department wants to hire financial institutions - including big insurers - to help it manage portfolios of whole loans and troubled mortgage-related ...
October 06, 2008
Hartford Exec: Allianz Deal Is An InvestmentThe move by Allianz S.E. to put $2.5 billion into Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. is simply an investment, not a prelude to a takeover, ...