AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A++ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of“ aaa” of New York Life Insurance Company, New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation, Life Insurance Company of North America, New York Life Group Insurance Company of NY and NYLIFE Insurance Company of Arizona. All companies are referred to as New York Life and…
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MetLife, Inc., General Atlantic, and Chariot Reinsurance, Ltd., an independent Bermuda- based Class E life and annuity reinsurance company, today announced the completion of Chariot Re’ s initial reinsurance transaction with a subsidiary of MetLife. MetLife Investment Management and General Atlantic serve as Chariot Re’ s exclusive external asset managers,…
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Corebridge inks $2.8B variable annuity transaction with Venerable
Corebridge Financial has a deal with CS Life Re, a subsidiary of Venerable Holdings, to reinsure all the variable annuities of its Individual Retirement business, with account value totaling $51 billion.
On June 26, 2025, Venerable Holdings, Inc. announced a transaction with Corebridge Financial, Inc. pursuant to which it will reinsure approximately $51 billion of variable annuity business from American General Life Insurance Company and The US Life Insurance Company in the City of New York. Additionally, Venerable will acquire Corebridge’ s investment…
Venerable Holdings, Inc., the leader in providing innovative risk transfer solutions to variable annuity issuers, today announced a landmark transaction with Corebridge Financial, Inc. that will increase Venerable’ s total assets under risk management, on a pro forma basis as of March 31, 2025, by approximately 77% from $67 billion to $118 billion.
Corebridge Financial, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement with CS Life Re, a subsidiary of Venerable Holdings, Inc. to reinsure all the variable annuities of its Individual Retirement business, with account value totaling $51 billion as of March 31, 2025. The transaction is valued at $2.8 billion, consisting of both ceding commission and…
The panel session is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 10:45am CDT. Kohlberg has been with AM Best since 2010, and as a team leader, maintains a diverse portfolio of life and annuity insurers located in the United States, Canada and Caribbean and regularly presents at the AM Best Review Preview conference as well as being involved in other AM Best industry…
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Could a bitcoin-based indexed annuity be in the future?
An insurtech holding company is seeking a fronting carrier and regulatory approval for a bitcoin-based indexed annuity.
Annuities ‘can add a little juice to the retirement portfolio’
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Annuity sales top $100B for the 6th straight quarter, LIMRA reports
U.S. annuity sales exceeded $106 billion in the first quarter, with more than half of the top 20 carriers reporting sales growth, LIMRA reported.
Athene, subsidiary of Apollo Global Management, announced today that its board of directors has appointed Grant Kvalheim as chief executive officer, effective July 1.
‘Annuity King’ gets trial date for lawsuit against feds, Florida regulators
Phillip Roy Wasserman is expected to get another day in court to make his case that state and federal agents broke the law during investigations that led to his fraud conviction.
–American National Insurance Company announces the launch of its innovative Smart Start Accumulator Series, a series of single premium fixed indexed annuities designed to provide clients with the opportunity for significant growth by maximizing accumulation potential from day one. The series, which includes Smart Start Accumulator and Smart Start…
Security Benefit today announced the addition of index accounts based on three new indices to its fixed index annuity, Foundations Annuity.
National Life: Strong 2024 sales led by 20% life growth, 17% annuity rise
National Life Group set a bunch of new sales records in 2024, including $635 million in life insurance policies, $3.4 billion in annuities.
LIMRA/LOMA targets consumers with Alliance for Lifetime Income merger
For LIMRA, the decision to venture into the consumer-focused space comes amid soaring annuity sales and the SECURE Act bills boosting the products.
Legacy systems a big barrier to insurance industry digital marriage
Legacy systems remain a very large hurdle for many old-guard life insurance companies. But things are slowly changing.
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