Life Insurance And Annuities

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RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 14, 2012
Longevity insurance faces hurdles to become a retirement option

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 14, 2012
Health care costs, planning take on more importance

By AOSTERLAND
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 14, 2012
Making the case for annuities

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 13, 2012
VA surrenders jumped after Hartford bowed out

By Darla Mercado
Advisers short-sighted about long-term care
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 10, 2012
Advisers short-sighted about long-term care

Don't see the ripple effect on other retirement assets, says Harley Gordon; often don't even know how to raise the subject

By Darla Mercado
Elderly investors bilked in annuities scam to get bubkes
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 10, 2012
Elderly investors bilked in annuities scam to get bubkes

Investors ensnared in a $7 million scam involving so-called “private annuities” will be getting back only a sliver of their original investment.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 10, 2012
Long-term-care insurance may go way of the dinosaur

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 10, 2012
Fighting for market share in the LTC business

A handful of publicly held life insurers dominate the market for traditional long-term-care insurance, but mutual life insurers are beginning to make inroads with agents and financial advisers.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 09, 2012
Advisers shortsighted about long-term care

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 07, 2012
Start now with end-of-life discussions: Expert

Advisers can fill void left by doctors, lawyers; living wills, DNRs crucial

By cmollison
After bailing on annuities, The Hartford looks to pump up its mutual funds
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 07, 2012
After bailing on annuities, The Hartford looks to pump up its mutual funds

Insurer sees big room for growth in fund world; relocating, bulking up sales force

By JKEPHART
Hartford Financial CEO McGee refuses bonus after stock drop
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 30, 2012
Hartford Financial CEO McGee refuses bonus after stock drop

Despite being eligible for a $1.76 million incentive for 2011, Hartford's CEO Liam McGee declined it.

By Doug Cubberley
The Hartford to sell bank that qualified it for TARP money
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 30, 2012
The Hartford to sell bank that qualified it for TARP money

Insurer said it will sell Federal Trust after owning it for less than two years; carrier paid $10M for bank, received $3.4B in government bail-out funds

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 29, 2012
Bought for $881, this LTC policy pays out $1.7M

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 29, 2012
MetLife to pay $500M to settle death benefit probe

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2012
In rejiggering, MetLife to curb VA sales, roll out health insurance

Carrier aims to pull away from 'capital-intensive' products — including annuities

By Darla Mercado
SALB story: Loring Ward to offer stand-alone living benefits
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2012
SALB story: Loring Ward to offer stand-alone living benefits

Turnkey asset manager in talks with Transamerica Life Insurance Co. and The Phoenix Cos. to develop income-producing product

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 23, 2012
Lincoln National ordered to make good on insurance in heated Stoli case

Judge finds for claimant in $5 million stoli benefits payment from Lincoln National Life

By Darla Mercado
Pru will pay $17M to settle with seven states over death benefits
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 23, 2012
Pru will pay $17M to settle with seven states over death benefits

Prudential Financial Will pay $17 million to settle with seven states; regulators claim insurer used more comprehensive database for cutting off annuity payments than one used to locate those owed money.

By Bloomberg
Analysts wave off $1.57B death benefit suit against Met, Pru
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 23, 2012
Analysts wave off $1.57B death benefit suit against Met, Pru

Illinois lawsuit alleges MetLife and Prudential owe some $524M in unclaimed death benefits

By Bloomberg