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In Volatile Equity Markets, 2Q U.S. Sales of Fixed Annuities Jump 54.1%
May and June as it flattened. "This suggests that there was strong general demand for conservative interest-bearing investments, and that fixed-rate annuities met the largest part ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 28, 2008
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Fourth-Quarter U.S. Sales of Equity-Indexed Annuities Up 7.6% From Prior Year
According to AnnuitySpecs.com, among notable highlights were that Allianz Life extended its market share to 23%, as the No. 1 carrier in the market. In the third quarter of 2007, ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 4, 2008
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Agents Are Customers, Too
Strategies for a Changing Industry, conducted by the Robert E. Nolan Co., a management consulting firm specializing in the insurance industry. And, the survey found, ...
Source: Best's Review   Date: March 1, 2008
BestWeek: Insurance Professionals See Taxes, Health Care as Key Presidential Issues
Insurance Agents & Brokers of America. Life insurer employees constituted 8.3% of responses. ACLI spokesman Jack Dolan said his group was encouraged to see the importance ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 18, 2008
Commercial Rates Continued to Fall in Fourth Quarter, Survey Found
Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc. As through most of the year, directors and officers liability led the way, with the average D&O premium falling by 11% in the quarter -- ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 14, 2008
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Third-Quarter U.S. Sales of Variable Annuities Show 24% Gain From Same Period a Year Ago
Rounding out the top 10 were No. 6-ranked John Hancock, with nearly $3 billion in sales; followed by Prudential Financial, with $2.8 billion in sales; Pacific Life, with more than ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 12, 2007
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Insurance Daybook for Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007: U.S. House Mulls Sarbanes-Oxley Survey Results
House Committee on Small Business plans a 10 a.m. panel hearing on the results, published Nov. 8, of a recent Sarbanes-Oxley compliance cost survey. The hearing, titled ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 11, 2007
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Third-Quarter U.S. Sales of Fixed Annuities Down 10% from Same Period a Year Ago
The quarter ended Sept. 30, 2007 "was marked by lower equity prices as well as increased stock market volatility," said Jeremy Alexander, Beacon's chief executive officer, in a ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 10, 2007
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Annuity Tracker: Third Quarter U.S. Sales of Equity-Indexed Annuities Drop 2% From Prior Year
Allianz Life has dominated the top spot since 2000. From the same period a year ago, however, Allianz's sales declined a whopping 28%. Many other companies also experienced ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 26, 2007
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Update: Whether Insurers or Consumers Are Rating Doctors, Consumerism Sparks Controversy
Edward Kaplan, national health practice leader with the Segal Co., an employee benefits consulting firm. With doctor-ranking programs, insurers are trying to achieve ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 12, 2007
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Whether Insurers or Consumers are Rating Doctors, Consumerism Sparks Controversy
Edward Kaplan, national health practice leader with the Siegel Co., an employee benefits consulting firm. With doctor-ranking programs, insurers are trying to achieve ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 12, 2007
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AnnuitySpecs.com Data on Second-Quarter Equity-Indexed Annuity Rise Conflicts With Limra Numbers Showing Drop
Limra International, said Limra's survey of U.S. individual annuity sales for the second quarter captures about 99% of the indexed-annuity market. Rates on certificates of deposit ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 10, 2007
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Sales of Variable Annuities Rose 13.3% in the Second Quarter
Association for Insured Retirement Solutions. Net sales, also called net flow, also showed a slight increase. Net sales rose about $500 million from the prior-year second quarter ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 25, 2007
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First-Quarter U.S. Sales of Variable Annuities Up 6.9%, but Industry Continues Struggle for 'New Money'
Association for Variable Annuities. Meanwhile, net sales, also called net flow, represents total sales minus surrenders, withdrawals, inter- and intra-company exchanges and benefit ...
Source: BestWire   Date: July 25, 2007
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RIMS: Cost of Commercial Insurance Falling
Annual Benchmark Survey from the Risk and Insurance Management Society. Average premiums for directors & officers liability fell 7.7% in the first quarter, and by more than 12% in ...
Source: BestWire   Date: May 1, 2007
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U.S. Sales of Variable Annuities Rise in Fourth-Quarter, 2006, But Net Flows Remain a Challenge
Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. ranked No. 5, with $2.85 billion in sales. Rounding out the top 10 were RiverSource Annuities at No. 6, with $2.85 billion in sales; followed by ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 2, 2007
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U.S. Fixed Annuities Post 9.9% Jump in Third-Quarter Sales
Sales figures by company aren't disclosed. By product type, estimated sales for book value annuities were $8.12 billion; equity-indexed, $6.52 billion; market value-adjusted, $3.68 ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 7, 2006
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Survey Finds Some Want Out of Consumer-Directed Health Plans
Kaiser Family Foundation reports. The survey of 1,389 people -- 272 of whom were enrolled in high-deductible plans that also included a health savings account or health ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 5, 2006
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Consumers Want More Data on Health-Care Quality, Blues Survey Finds
Cross Blue Shield Association. In a survey of 1,600 consumers with health insurance, 86% reported having searched for information on provider quality when deciding their treatment ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 29, 2006
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Life Insurers' CFOs Worry About Regulation, Interest Rates in 2007, Survey Finds
Even before the Democrats took control of Congress, life insurers clearly were worried about a tighter regulatory environment, according to a study by Tillinghast: More than three ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 14, 2006
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