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RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 17, 2009
Report: Prudential in talks to buy AIG units in Japan

Prudential Financial Inc. of Newark, N.J., is back in talks with American International Group Inc. to purchase a pair of the beleaguered carrier's Japanese units, according to published reports.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 14, 2009
Grandparents generous with money, but not advice, report says

Grandparents have been shelling out cash to help their grandchildren, but not advice to accompany the assistance, according to data from MetLife Mature Market Institute.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 13, 2009
Kids showing good sense about spending, survey says

Kids are learning that when the economy gets tough, the tough will cut back on their spending, according to a recent poll from the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 29, 2009
AIG sells majority of Russian bank

American International Group Inc. today sold most of its ownership in its Russian consumer bank subsidiary.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 28, 2009
Asset-based LTC insurance attracts buyers

Although financial advisers have been leery of life insurance with long term care benefits, the products appear to be generating interest among consumers trying to insure against multiple risks and search for a place to store assets, according to a new study.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 28, 2009
Insurance-affiliated brokers face major changes under Obama plan

Broker defections, a loss of market share and spinoffs could be on the horizon for insurance-affiliated broker-dealers if the Obama administration's proposed regulatory reforms force them to act as fiduciaries.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 26, 2009
Better days seen for life, annuity insurers, A.M. Best says

As life and annuity insurers emerge battered from 2008 and the first quarter this year, there appear to be some hints of recovery amid the wreckage, according to a report from A.M. Best Co.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 25, 2009
Texas Insurance Department will try to implement protective provisions of annuity legislation

The Texas Department of Insurance yesterday said that it will try to implement provisions of legislation vetoed last week by Gov. Rick Perry that was designed to protect annuity customers.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 23, 2009
Tax break sought for non-qualified lifetime annuities

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 21, 2009
Investing money saved on term life might not be slam-dunk once thought

Some financial advisers are rethinking the idea of: Buy term insurance and invest the difference.