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Life insurance unit in U.S. sold by Sun Life Financial

H. Cutner
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The sale of this and its American annuity business was made for a reported $1.35 billion. Sun Life Financial has just announced that it has come to an agreement with Delaware Life Holdings to sell its U.S. annuity unit as well as some of its life insurance businesses for a reported $1.35 billion. The buyer is a company that is owned by the Guggenheim Partners group of shareholders. According to president and chief executive officer of the seller, Dean Connor, “This transaction represents a transformational change for Sun Life.” Connor’s…

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Life insurance deal dropped by KB Financial

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The bid that had been made for ING’s business in that sector in Korea has now been removed. Though ING Groep had received a bid on its Korean life insurance assets, that opportunity has now been lost as the sole buyer who had been involved in the deal has now withdrawn the offer that it had made. KB Financial Group was the would be buyer of the business that ING held in that market of Korea. Now, KB Financial, which is based in Seoul, has pulled out the bid that…

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Life insurance industry may be in for a rough future

Dan
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Life insurance industry must adapt to change or it will fail The life insurance industry is facing a changing landscape, new risks, and emerging trends that could have a drastic effect on business. A new report from PwC US, an industry-focused consulting firm, suggests that life insurance companies will need to adapt to these changes if they wish to survive the next decade. The report, titled “Life Insurance 2020: Competing for the Future,” highlights several of the emerging factors that could have major influence over the life insurance industry. Report…

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Life insurance business shut down, cutting 139 jobs

H. Cutner
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Scotland’s largest insurer will be eliminating its U.K. unit as it moves away from the sector. Standard Life Plc, the biggest insurer in Scotland, will be leaving the life insurance industry, leaving 139 people from its United Kingdom unit out of a job. The majority of the positions will be lost in Scotland, within several different divisions. Standard Life insurance jobs will be lost in the marketing and advising divisions, as well as in information technology, according to a statement from the company. The insurer has said that it has…

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Americans have a lack of trust for insurance agents, leading them to purchase less coverage

Marc

Insurance plays a vital part in protecting people against accidents, catastrophes, and illnesses to make sure that they and their families do not suffer tremendous financial hardships should any of those circumstances occur. However, many are hesitant to obtain policies because they feel that they cannot trust an agent or insurer. In the United States, the number of individual life policies that are purchased every year has fallen by 45 percent over the last quarter century, even though the number of households that include children has risen by more than…

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