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RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 26, 2010
AIG slashes debt to Uncle Sam by $25B

American International Group says it has slashed the amount of money it owes the government by $25 billion after moving two subsidiaries into special holding units ahead of their planned spinoffs or sale.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 24, 2010
SunAmerica Retirement Markets looks to pump up interest in VAs

SunAmerica Retirement Markets Inc., the AIG subsidiary, has released two new variable annuity riders — and the company vows to compete with rival carriers to grab advisers' attention.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 24, 2010
Life insurers join effort to help Haiti

Two major life insurers are providing disaster relief to Haiti by making donations to the earthquake-ravaged republic.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 22, 2010
Insurers poised for better 2010

Major insurance companies, some of which were all but left for dead at this time last year, have staged a dramatic rebound, shoring up capital and increasing profits as they look forward to 2010.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 21, 2010
What to expect from revived life insurers: UBS analyst

Life carriers' outlook appears to be taking a turn for the better, according to a prominent equities analyst.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 21, 2010
Sun Life LTC hybrid pits insurer against Lincoln National

Former Lincoln National execs launch Sun Life combo product that will go up against MoneyGuard; 'we know the formula'

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 21, 2010
U.S. life insurers have plenty of liquidity

But new study by Moody's finds that the financial stability of U.S. carriers trails that of rivals in Asia

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 20, 2010
Greenberg to sell AIG stock for at least $278M

In an SEC filing, Mr. Greenberg's investment vehicle, Zug, Switzerland-based Starr International Co. Inc., said it would sell the shares to UBS Securities LLC during the next three years.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 20, 2010
Nearly one out of five insurance producers headed for the exit: Survey

Strong support systems — along with a mentoring culture and time management training — are just a couple of the factors that keep life insurance producers' feet planted at one company, according to a report from LIMRA International Inc.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 20, 2010
Life insurance premium levels at banks show 3Q spike

New life insurance premium levels at banks leapt nearly 60% during the third quarter, beating the overall industry's growth for the second consecutive quarter, according to data from Kehrer-LIMRA, a subsidiary of LIMRA International Inc.

RETIREMENT RIAS JAN 19, 2010
ING to sell stripped-down VA with stripped-down commission

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 18, 2010
Life insurers join Haiti aid effort

Two major life insurers are providing disaster relief to Haiti by making donations to the earthquake-ravaged republic.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 18, 2010
Swiss Re bond lets investors bet on pandemics

Swiss Reinsurance Co. Ltd. last week introduced a $75 million catastrophe bond that covers extreme mortality risks.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 15, 2010
Immediate annuities, whole life are likely to gain favor

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 12, 2010
Banks see big spike in sales of life insurance

New life insurance premium levels at banks leapt by nearly 60% during the third quarter, beating the overall industry's growth for the second consecutive quarter, according to data from Kehrer-LIMRA.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 12, 2010
Calif. couple sues VALIC over annuity sales practices

A California couple has filed suit against The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co., an AIG Inc. subsidiary, claiming the company's sales agents misled investors about the tax advantages of using variable annuities in qualified retirement plans.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 12, 2010
Va. rep barred by Finra in annuity claims flap

Finra has barred a registered representative after finding that the Virginia rep had misrepresented the return a client would receive on a deferred annuity.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 12, 2010
Disability insurance still a hard sell for brokers

Though adults know it would be disastrous to lose their income due to a disability, it seems only a minority of them actually insure against that risk.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 12, 2010
Wintrob says SunAmerica and VALIC products will be back on distributors' shelves

Having taken over as chief executive of American International Group Inc.'s Domestic Life and Retirement Services, Jay S. Wintrob has assured employees in a letter that SunAmerica and VALIC products will be back on distributors' shelves.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 11, 2010
Cincinnati Financial founder Schiff dies

Cincinnati Financial Corp. said Monday that Robert C. Schiff, a company founder who retired from the property and casualty insurer's board in 2004, has died. He was 86.