The Federal Reserve made headlines in September by slashing its benchmark interest rate by a half-point. That direction of lowering interest rates makes it a good time to for clients to lock in rates on investments such as fixed annuities before rates go down even further.
Shares of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) traded at a new 52-week high today and are currently trading at $84.69. So far today, approximately 739.72k shares have been exchanged, as compared to an average 30-day volume of 3.02M shares. MetLife, Inc., a financial services company, provides insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management services worldwide. It […]
CC Capital to Invest USD $250 Million in Westaim at CAD $4.75 Per Share Bringing Total Investable Capital Base to Approximately USD $700 Million. Westaim to Invest in Cloud-Native, Highly Scalable Annuities Provider Ceres Life Insurance Company, and Remaining Interests in Arena Investors. NEW YORK& TORONTO—- CC Capital, a private investment firm focused on…
MetLife, Inc. today announced that its board of directors has declared a fourth quarter 2024 common stock dividend of $0.545 per share. About MetLife MetLife, Inc., through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’ s leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to help individual and…
To register for AM Best’ s Canada Insurance Market Briefing- Toronto, please go to AM Best’ s Canada Insurance Market Briefing- Toronto. AM Best analysts will provide an economic overview, as well as analysis of the performance of Canada’ s property/casualty and life/annuity lines of business with outlooks for the coming year. Climate Trends and Risk Mitigation:…
Corebridge Financial today announced the launch of Corebridge MarketLock ® Annuity, a registered index-linked annuity issued by its subsidiary American General Life Insurance Company. With MarketLock, Corebridge is expanding on what is already one of the broadest and most comprehensive annuity platforms in the industry,” said Bryan Pinsky, President of…
Shares of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) traded at a new 52-week high today and are currently trading at $83.55. So far today, approximately 872.85k shares have been exchanged, as compared to an average 30-day volume of 3.04M shares. MetLife, Inc., a financial services company, provides insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management services worldwide. It […]
Document $500,000,000 F&G Annuities& Life, Inc. 6.250% Senior Notes due 2034 We are offering $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our 6.250% senior notes due 2034. "If we experience a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Rating Event, as described under" Description of the Notes-Repurchase upon Change of Control Triggering Event, "we will be…
—The National Association of Insurance Commissioners proudly announces that its Life Insurance Policy Locator has connected consumers with more than $10 billion in unclaimed benefits from annuities and life insurance policies since the tool’s launch in November 2016. The level of interest has led to 460,952 matches of life insurance policies or…
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20– The American Council of Life Insurers issued the following joint statement:. American Council of Life Insurers President and CEO Susan Neely and National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors– Louisiana Chapter President Blake Gillies issued the following joint statement on the best interest annuity rule adopted by the…
This preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not an offer to sell these securities and they are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. Subject to completion, dated October 1, 2024$ F&G Annuities& Life, Inc.% Senior Notes due 20 We are offering$ aggregate…
Security Benefit Life Insurance Company today introduced the TopRidge Bonus Annuity that delivers a combination of a 20% premium bonus, a broad set of index crediting strategies, and a cumulative withdrawal option. “We are excited to offer the new TopRidge Bonus Annuity which is packed with features to help financial professionals jumpstart the…
A state regulator group is circulating draft guidance on compliance expectations for its best interest standard for annuity sales.
Zinnia, a leading life& annuity insurance technology services company, and LPL Financial announced today a strategic relationship providing LPL’ s network of more than 23,000 financial advisors a simplified way to find, recommend, fulfill, and service life insurance for their clients. *As reported by Financial Planning magazine, 1996-2023, based on total…
The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors issued the following joint statement on Sept. 20, 2024:. American Council of Life Insurers President and CEO Susan Neely and National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors– Louisiana Chapter President Blake Gillies issued the following joint statement on the best interest annuity…
It’s been nearly five years since plaintiffs sued Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. over the performance of a proprietary index and companion fixed indexed annuity.
AM Best will lead a session focused on strong trends in the annuity market at the American Council of Life Insurers Annual Conference, which takes place, Sept. 25-27, 2024, in Chicago. Ken Frino, managing director, and Michael Porcelli, senior director, both of AM Best, will deliver the presentation, titled,“ Annuity Market Soars- New Entrants Bring Capacity and…
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A+ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of“ aa-” of the key life/health insurance and annuity operating subsidiaries of Wilton Re Ltd., collectively referred to as Wilton Re. AM Best also has affirmed the Long-Term ICRs of“ a-” of WRL. CPP Investments is a financially strong organization that manages…
Net income for the U.S. life/annuity insurance industry increased by 7.1% in the first half of 2024 over the same prior-year period to $14.1 billion, driven largely by lower realized capital losses, according to a new AM Best report. The L/A industry’ s total income increased by 7.7% from the first half of 2023 to $578.3 billion, as premiums and annuity…
Working with women is one of the biggest opportunities financial professionals have today. But they must understand how women view money and know the right language to be a trusted advisor to them.
