A new look for the US VA market
Though US individual variable annuity (VA) sales ended 2009 on a slightly better note than the previous year, data from…
ByMonth: April 2010
US fixed annuity sales plunge
Fixed annuity sales in the US extended their falling trend in the fourth quarter of 2009 by slumping to $19.6bn,…
ByAlico deal gives MetLife global punch
In what has been described as a win-win deal for both parties, MetLife is to acquire AIGs Alico unit in…
ByLegal & General throws down HNW gauntlet
A price war could be brewing in the UKs high net worth (HNW) protection market following Legal & Generals (L&G)…
ByNorthwestern and Nippon Life bolster ties
Further expanding its ties with US insurer Northwestern Mutual, Nippon Life, Japans biggest life insurer, has invested $250m in 30-year…
ByPrimerica IPO marks end of bancassurer road for Citigroup
Marking the beginning of the end of its 12 years as a fully-fledged bancassurer, Citigroup has completed the initial public…
ByLife insurers take two-year pounding
Australian life insurers will be hoping for better times as they emerge from a two-year period of sharply falling premium…
BySolvency II impact ahead of its day
With the still hotly debated Solvency II regulatory regimes implementation some 18 months away, insurers in the EU are looking…
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