National Western Life and Prosperity Life insurance companies to merge

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The insurers issued a joint statement that they had just inked a $1.9 billion cash merger agreement. National Western Life Group, Inc. and Prosperity Life Group, have announced that a definitive Merger Agreement has been signed between them. This will involve the acquisition of National Western by an affiliate of Prosperity Life Group. Oe of Prosperity Life Group’s affiliates, the S. USA Life Insurance Company, Inc., will be acquiring National Western. The deal between the insurance companies will be entirely in cash in a transaction valued at about $1.9 billion.…

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Blackstone Group to purchase Allstate life insurance business for $2.8B

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The sale will make it possible for Allstate to focus on its personal property-liability units. Blackstone Group Inc. has announced its agreement to purchase an Allstate life insurance business for $2.8 billion. This move was made as the private equity firm has been broadening its strategy within the insurance industry. The purchase is being made by entities managed by Blackstone Group, according to the announcement. Though the Allstate life insurance business will be sold to the private equity firm, the insurer will be holding onto a New York life business.…

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MetLife to shake up life insurance industry with Ethereum blockchain adoption

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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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Californians received $17.3 million in lost life insurance benefits in 2017 alone

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Residents of the state are being advised to use an official tool to check if they are owed money. In 2017, residents of California received $17.3 million from lost life insurance benefits. This is a striking reminder to Californians to find out whether they might be beneficiaries of lost policies. Everyone who received the money the benefits last year did not realize they were a life insurance beneficiary. Not knowing that you are due life insurance benefits is quite common. This means that many people are due substantial sums of…

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DNA testing kit results may lead to future insurance customer risks

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While these tests are becoming highly popular, consumers should understand how the data is used. Purchasing a DNA testing kit to find out more about what genes say about an individual is becoming very popular. However, concerns are growing with regards to how the data will be treated and used, particularly by certain parts of the insurance industry. There are a number of different companies selling these kits, from large to small ones. Some of the DNA testing kit packages simply tell a person about where their ancestors lived in…

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