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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 18, 2008
London insurer eyes Marsh & McLennan

Willis Group Holdings, the London-based insurance broker, is talking takeover with Marsh & McLennan, CNBC reported.

INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 18, 2008
Bush calls for tax cuts to revive economy

President George W. Bush proposed $145 billion in tax relief and other incentives to revive a sputtering economy.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 18, 2008
New York Life joins forces with China insurer

Haier New York Life, a joint venture between the New York-based insurer and China’s Haier Group, today opened a branch in Wuhan.

INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 18, 2008
Earnings: Wilmington Trust and LaBranche

Wilmington Trust's earnings fell 7% and LaBranche posted a net-income loss of 54%.

INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 18, 2008
Report: No quick end for 'sluggish' economy

The index of leading indicators decreased by 0.2% in December, according to The Conference Board.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 18, 2008
Greenberg checks up on AIG's fiscal health

Ex-AIG chief Maurice R. Greenberg and his investment firm have retained an adviser to review their stake in the insurer.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 18, 2008
Hartford executive steps down

David M. Johnson, executive vice president and finance chief of The Hartford, will resign in mid-2008.

INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 17, 2008
Earnings: Ameritrade, Blackrock, PNC, BonY

TD Ameritrade’s net income increased 65% on client assets and greater trading activity.

INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 17, 2008
Home starts continue to falter

Cconstruction began on 1.353 million new homes and apartments in 2007, the lowest number since 1993.

INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 17, 2008
Goose economy, Bernanke and Bush say

The Fed chief warned, however, that a stimulus package provided at the wrong time could prove "counterproductive."

RIAS JAN 17, 2008
RIA assets on the rise, study says

Twenty-eight percent of the RIA firms surveyed have experienced growth of more than 100%.

INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 16, 2008
Mortgage apps skyrocket in New Year

The number of mortgage applications filed increased by 28.4% for the week ended Jan. 11.

INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 16, 2008
Earnings: JPMorgan, Schwab, Knight and more

JPMorgan Chase said forth-quarter profit fell 34% after the firm posted a $1.3 billion write-down on subprime mortgages.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 16, 2008
NAIC report slammed by insurance group

“The NAIC investigated itself with an attorney who used to work for the insurers,” said the Life Insurance Settlement Assoc. chief.

INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 16, 2008
Consumer prices inched up in December

U.S. consumer prices rose 0.3% in December of 2007, followoing an 0.8% bump in November, the largest of 2007.

INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 15, 2008
December retail and producer prices fall

Producer prices were up 6.3% in 2007, the largest full-calendar-year rise since 7.1% in 1981.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 15, 2008
Jackson National and Curian name CFO

Doug Townsend has been the vice president and controller of both entities since January 2004.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 14, 2008
Interstate insurance group names regulators

The Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission today added two new regulators.

OPINION JAN 14, 2008
Now is the time to exercise ISOs

Incentive stock options are thought of more favorably than non-qualified stock options because ISOs can create capital gains while NQOs create ordinary income.

INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 14, 2008
Some advisers are buying stocks despite rockiness of the market

Many financial advisers are in a mood to buy stocks despite the drubbing their portfolios have taken in the first few trading sessions of 2008.