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 Market Segment Report: Global Reinsurance at an Inflection Point: Can Discipline Survive the Temptation of Record Capital?   Set up an alert from the report page
Whether reinsurers can maintain the discipline that produced profitable results is key.
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Source: Market Segment Reports   Date: September 2, 2026

Barclays Analysts: MetLife's Share Buybacks Likely Modest Until SIFI Rules in Place
Amid regulatory uncertainty, MetLife Inc. said its board of directors approved a $1 billion increase the company's authorization to buy back its common stock. MetLife is currently ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 15, 2014
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The Great Unknowns
... Will insurance companies be held to the same capital standards as banks? So even as some pieces of the SIFI puzzle come together, there remain unanswered questions--enough of them ...
Source: Best's Review   Date: October 1, 2013
Asia CFOs See Regulation as Key to Growth of China's Insurance Market
Chinese insurers, said Yao. In Asia, Yang said insurers are now facing challenges coming from strong gross domestic product growth, inflation pressure, increasing interest rates, ...
Source: BestWire   Date: May 26, 2011
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BestWeek: A.M. Best Special Report Sees MPLI Stability in Soft Market Despite Declines
...Week is published by A.M. Best Co. for insurance professionals. To subscribe, visit http://www.ambest.com/sales/BestWeek. Founded in 1899, A.M. Best Co. is the world's oldest and ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 29, 2011
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John Hancock Settles With Calif. as States Begin Cracking Down on Life Insurers' Unclaimed Property Practices
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. and Nationwide Life Insurance Co., ordering each to send a representative to explain the measures their company employs to comply with the state's ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 25, 2011
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New ACLI Chairman: Ensure Value Proposition Is Understood
Fraizer was elected Oct. 18 and received the chairman's gavel from outgoing chairman C. Robert Henrikson, chairman, president and CEO of MetLife. The entire interview with Fraizer ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 19, 2010
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Captive Life Agents May Face Selling Conflicts After Financial Reform
That report to Congress is due within six months. Investment advisers are held to a fiduciary standard, meaning they must put the interest of their clients before their own, ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 16, 2010
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Update: China's United MetLife Cleared for Sichuan Branch
The comment attributed to James M. Ortenzio came from a report MetLife is not familiar with. Ortenzio is a sales representative.) The comment attributed to him United MetLife ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 4, 2009
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China's United MetLife Cleared for Sichuan Branch
United MetLife Insurance Co. Ltd. has won regulatory approval to set up a new branch in Chengdu, the capital of central China's Sichuan province, according to the China Insurance ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 2, 2009
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Mark-to-Market Ruffles the Financial System
Global Financial Services at Ernst & Young. "Usually, the accounting supports decisions about valuations, but some would say that here, it got in the way." Much has been debated ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 14, 2009
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Daybook for Wednesday, Aug. 26: Katrina Strengthened in Gulf Four Years Ago
New York Stock Exchange was suspended. The suspension came after ARM's subsidiary, Integrity Life Insurance Co., entered state supervision by the Ohio Department of Insurance. -- ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 25, 2009
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BestWeek: MetLife Expands Bank Through Residential Mortgage Lending
Despite a slump in the U.S. housing market, MetLife Inc. is seeking to expand its bank by delving into the residential mortgage origination business with help from its well-known ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 5, 2009
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Political Desperation in the Face of Financial Crisis May Leave Regulatory Harmonization in Tatters
Harry Reid, the majority leader of the U.S. Senate, commented in public that one big U.S. insurer "with an name that everyone knows" was on the verge of bankruptcy. The comment ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 6, 2008
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Fidelity Hopes to Cash In by Selling 'Simple' Annuities on Web
Fidelity says it's the No. 1 provider of retirement savings plans in the workplace. It's targeting its existing 401(k) and mutual fund customers -- including baby boomers -- who ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 1, 2008
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Brokering a Change
You can't have a herd instinct. If you want to make better money and not have competitive pressure, this is what you do." Back in the summer of 2000, Fleet spoke with a client who ...
Source: Best's Review   Date: August 1, 2007
N.Y. Agent's Efforts to Remove the Question of Race on Life Insurance Applications Had Industry Ripple Effect
Urban League," the league's Web site says. But Salomon couldn't have done it without the association's support because the association "had all the clout -- all the big insurance ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 24, 2007
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NASD Fines MetLife Subsidiaries $5 Million in Late-Trading Case
December 2004, the NASD said. In a statement, the NASD's head of enforcement, James S. Shorts, said the late response may have been because there was a large, unfocused group of ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 21, 2006
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U.S. Sales of Variable Annuities in First Quarter Rise 20.5%
Association of Variable Annuities. Meanwhile, net flow -- a key measurement --rose 46.8% to $7 billion, but represented 18.5% of total sales. Net flow is total premium flows minus ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 30, 2006
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Financial Pioneers
...Life Bank: Strong Growth MetLife Inc. says it was the first insurer to form a bank as a result of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley legislation. Its bank became a legal entity in 2001 and ...
Source: Best's Review   Date: May 1, 2006

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