Farmers Insurance Group rating downgraded by Moody’s Investors Service

Farmers Insurance - Downgrade Ahead sign

The insurer’s IFS rating was slashed from an A3 to an A2, while its rating outlook is stable. Moody’s Investors Service has taken Farmers Insurance Exchange’s insurance financial strength (IFS) rating down a degree from A3 to A2, and its surplus note rating from a Baa2 (hyb) to a Baa3 (hyb). That said, its ratings outlook is expected to remain stable. The ratings downgrade is a reflection of the weakness of the insurer’s underwriting results. Farmers Insurance Group saw week underwriting results and the ratings downgrade was a reflection of…

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MetLife to shake up life insurance industry with Ethereum blockchain adoption

Life insurance industry - Ethereum Blockchain

The insurer is using the live tech to enhance efficiency and transparency throughout the claims process. MetLife is adopting the use of Ethereum blockchain in a move that will disrupt the $2.7 trillion life insurance industry. Among the goals is to help beneficiaries to know they are entitled to a payout when their family member or friend has died. At the moment, the industry is essentially opaque to both policyholders and beneficiaries. This situation is advantageous to neither the life insurance industry nor its customers. MetLife is hoping to change…

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Will insurance industry giants continue to be “too big to fail”?

Insurance Industry Giants - Metlife Building New York

A new memo is currently circulating to propose legislation removing that status from massive insurers. Representative Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) is circulating a memo to remove insurance industry giants from their “too big to fail” designation. The memo stated that proposed legislation would take that status away from even the biggest insurers in the country. The designation was granted to MetLife, AIG and Prudential immediately following the recent financial crisis. A regulatory consortium, the Financial Stability Oversight Council, deemed the insurance industry giants as “systematically important” to the American economy. That…

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MetLife Insurance announces massive layoff…of Snoopy mascot!

MetLife Insurance Snoopy Charlie Brown

The insurer has decided to retire its use of the Peanuts character after over 30 years together. MetLife Insurance has now made the difficult decision to end its long term relationship with Snoopy. The beloved Peanuts character has represented the insurance company for more than three decades. However, Bloomberg News reported that the character would be phased out of the insurer’s promotions. Over the next while, the marketing strategy for MetLife will cease to use Snoopy as a component. Snoopy first started to work for MetLife Insurance back in the…

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Casey Kasem Life insurance battle is now headed to court

Casey Kasem signature life insurance

The war within the legendary radio personality’s family over his estate will now be settled in the courtroom. The fights between the children and the second wife and widow of radio legend Casey Kasum (who died in the summer of 2014) didn’t start with the raging disagreements over his estate and the massive life insurance check that comes with it, but those are the latest issues being faced, and they are now headed to court to allow the legal system to try to figure them out. The life policy carried…

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