MetLife Seen Scaling Back Annuities as CEO Narrows Focus - Financial Advisor Magazine

MetLife Seen Scaling Back Annuities as CEO Narrows Focus
Financial Advisor Magazine
(Bloomberg News) MetLife Inc. may target annuities and US retail life insurance for cost cuts as Chief Executive Officer Steven Kandarian unveils his plan to improve returns. “I think they're going to announce some expense-reduction initiatives in ...

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Indexed Annuity Sales Excel in Low Interest Rate Environment - BankInvestmentConsultant.com

Indexed Annuity Sales Excel in Low Interest Rate Environment
BankInvestmentConsultant.com
“Declining annuity sales is not an indictment of the industry or annuity products but more of a reaction to the economy. It has been a very difficult economic environment. The combination of persistent low interest rates and high volatility is a ...

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MetLife Seeks Savings, Emerging Markets Boost to Reverse Slump - Bloomberg

MetLife Seeks Savings, Emerging Markets Boost to Reverse Slump
Bloomberg
MetLife Inc. (MET), the largest US life insurer, will seek to increase its emerging markets business, focus on protection rather than capital-intensive products, and seek cost cuts to reverse a stock slump. The New York-based company will aim to raise ...

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Morningstar Launches All-in-One Solution for Variable Annuity Research - Sacramento Bee

Morningstar Launches All-in-One Solution for Variable Annuity Research
Sacramento Bee
"By combining our two most popular annuity tools into one solution, we've made it easier for financial professionals to make apples-to-apples comparisons between different annuity products and help find the most appropriate annuity for each client.

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StanCorp Financial Group's CEO Hosts Investor Meeting (Transcript) - Seeking Alpha

StanCorp Financial Group's CEO Hosts Investor Meeting (Transcript)
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Going to give you a quick update on asset management, so you can see what's going on, on that side of the house, remember that's the 401(k), the annuities and mortgage company and so on, so Scott will give us an update there.

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The Hartford Signs Agreement To Sell Individual Annuity New Business Capabilities - MarketWatch (press release)

The Hartford Signs Agreement To Sell Individual Annuity New Business Capabilities
MarketWatch (press release)
Forethought Financial Group, Inc. to purchase product, distribution and marketing arm of The Hartford's US annuity operation HARTFORD, Conn., Apr 26, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Hartford has signed an agreement with Forethought, a Houston-based ...

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American Financial Group, Inc. Announces First Quarter Earnings - MarketWatch (press release)

American Financial Group, Inc. Announces First Quarter Earnings
MarketWatch (press release)
With approximately $770 million in excess capital at March 31, 2012 (including parent company cash of $378 million), our financial strength also positions us for healthy, profitable organic growth through the introduction of new products and services, ...
American Financial Group's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call ... Seeking Alpha

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