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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 08, 2010
AIG bashes suit over swap deal dating back to 1990

American International Group Inc. asked a federal judge to dismiss a case brought against it by a Canadian real estate investment firm concerning a swap deal initiated in 1990.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 08, 2010
AIG OKs $7M pay package for new CEO

American International Group Inc. on Tuesday said it will go ahead with a previously announced pay package for its new CEO Robert Benmosche of $7 million in cash and stock.

RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 08, 2010
Caterpillar settlement could make 401(k) advisers vulnerable to fee suits

Caterpillar Inc.'s announcement that it has reached a tentative settlement over the fees it charged its 401(k) plan participants may be bad news for plan sponsors, their advisers and mutual fund companies.

RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 08, 2010
Employees name investment adviser in 401(k) suit

New targets have surfaced for lawsuits over 401(k) fees: small retirement plans, their investment advisers and service providers.

TAX JAN 07, 2010
Taxes, recession and the Shawshank solution

Remember the last scene of “The Shawshank Redemption,” when Andy Dufresne is fixing his boat on the beach in Mexico? I've always loved the resolution of that movie because our innocent hero has triumphed over evil and walked away with enough money to live the rest of his life exactly as he wants.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 07, 2010
Insurance agents to Dodd: Don't force us to take on RIA role

Life insurance agents' advocacy groups teamed up this month to ask Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., to reconsider a legislative provision that would require life agents to become registered investment advisers.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 07, 2010
TARP special master doubts AIG will repay all it owes

The special master for executive compensation under the Troubled Asset Relief Program told a congressional panel last Wednesday that he does not believe American International Group Inc. will repay all the money it has received from the federal government.

TAX JAN 06, 2010
Fla. judge won't delay prison for UBS informant

A federal judge refused Monday to postpone prison or consider a lighter sentence for a former Swiss banker-turned-informant who helped launch a massive U.S. tax evasion investigation into banking giant UBS AG.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 06, 2010
Fitch hikes outlook on Prudential after Wachovia Securities sale

Fitch Ratings on Monday raised its outlook on Prudential Financial Inc., citing improvements to the insurance and investment company's capital position.

TAX JAN 06, 2010
Bill aims to crack down on overseas tax cheats

Key lawmakers unveiled a bill Tuesday aiming to crack down on wealthy tax dodgers hiding money overseas.

RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 06, 2010
New ruling reopens window for taxpayers

The suspension of 2009 required-minimum distributions from retirement plans and IRAs was enacted as part of the Worker, Retiree and Employer Recovery Act of 2008, which was signed into law Dec. 23.

RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 05, 2010
Lord Abbett offers discounts on new IRAs

Lord Abbett & Co. is offering discounts to clients who open an individual retirement account by April 15.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 05, 2010
Insurance commissioners put 'suitability in annuity' rule on hold

A new regulation that would have placed more responsibility on life insurers for producers' bad annuity sales has been delayed.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 05, 2010
FundQuest adds Fidelity VA to platform

FundQuest has added Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Co.'s Personal Retirement Annuity to its platform, marking the first time that the Fidelity variable annuity will be available to fee-based advisers through a managed-account provider.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 05, 2010
Sun Life adding VA wholesalers, cutting back on VA products

The broker-dealer channel is in the cross hairs of Sun Life Financial Inc. as the company aims to bolster its ranks of variable-annuity wholesalers and reach out to broker-dealers as a new channel for life insurance sales.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 05, 2010
Third quarter indexed annuity sales jump 11%

Third quarter indexed annuity sales were up 11.3% from a year ago, but down from record sales levels in the second quarter of 2009.

RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 05, 2010
Aviva eyes guarantee wrapper with managed account or 401(k)

Although Aviva USA Corp. already has an established strength in its lineup of indexed products, the insurer has its eye on the next innovation: a guarantee wrapper with a managed account or 401(k), according to chief executive Christopher J. Littlefield.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 05, 2010
Aviva grabs new CFO, Patrick Regan, from WIllis Group

Insurance broker Willis Group Holdings said Friday Chief Financial Officer and Group Chief Operating Officer Patrick Regan will leave the company early next year to become CFO of insurer Aviva PLC.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 05, 2010
Aviva to hit Wall Street, list on NYSE

Officials for Aviva PLC, the London-based insurer, today said it will become a listed company on the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 20.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 05, 2010
Aviva appoints Christopher J. Littlefield CEO

Christopher J. Littlefield has been named the chief executive of the insurance company Aviva USA.