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BestWeek US Canada, April 9, 2012 edition
Thank you for downloading this week's Edition of BestWeek. License Reminder Your subscription to BestWeek allows you to download and print a copy for your personal non-commercial ...
Source: BestWeek Date: April 9, 2012
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LIMRA: Term Life Sees Biggest Annual Decline on Record
Ashley Durham, senior analyst, product research for Limra. Sales of VUL are tied tightly to the stock market "and will likely take a steady period of growth before these sales ...
Source: BestWire Date: March 1, 2011
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US Sales of Equity-Indexed Annuities Drop 4% in First Quarter
Annuity and Life Insurance Co., a unit of ING Groep N.V. of the Netherlands, with sales of $453.3 million and a 6.6% market share. A drop in last year's fourth quarter represented ...
Source: BestWire Date: May 17, 2010
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Banks' Annuity Fee Income Jumps 29% in 2008
New York-based JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp., N.C., and SunTrust Banks Inc., Ga., led all bank holding companies in annuity commission income in 2008, at $363 ...
Source: BestWire Date: June 9, 2009
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First-Quarter U.S. Sales of Fixed Annuities Jump 78%
Treasury bonds, Alexander said. Throughout the quarter, average five-year credited rates for fixed annuities exceeded five-year Treasury bond rates by more than 100%, he said. By ...
Source: BestWire Date: June 2, 2009
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U.S. Applications for Life Insurance Down in 2008
Index typically climb at year end, from November through January. However, this most recent period shows values that are more in line with activity seen in the slower summer months ...
Source: BestWire Date: February 24, 2009
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