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Life insurance industry troubles may fall to consumers

November 1, 2012October 30, 2012 Nordstrom

Life insurance industry representatives meet to list their woes The woes of the U.S. insurance industry are likely to get the notice of consumers, even those that are not so keenly attuned to the world of insurance news. This may be particularly true in the realm of life insurance. The life insurance industry has been facing troubling times in the U.S. and representatives from some of the largest companies in the country met in Washington for the American Council of Life Insurers conference to list their woes. These troubles are…

Life insurance to be available at Walmart locations

October 31, 2012April 30, 2013

The largest retailer in the world is working with New York based insurer MetLife to sell the products. Walmart has just announced the beginning of a pilot program that it has undertaken with MetLife, in order to sell prepaid life insurance policies to shoppers at 200 of the retailer’s locations in South Carolina and Georgia. Customers in the stores will be able to purchase the coverage as they would any other item in the store. According to the MetLife senior vice president of consumer direct business, Manish Bhatt, “We believe…

Insurance news from MMI shows coverage laps rates will be increasing

October 24, 2012April 30, 2013

Insurance news reports on cancelled policy trends

The third largest life insurer in South Africa has warned that this trend may be on the way. MMI Holdings, South Africa’s third largest life insurer, has released an insurance news announcement to warn the sector about a potential increasing lapse rate trend as consumers begin to feel the strain of trying to keep up their premiums payments. This trend refers to the cancellation of policies as the result of premiums nonpayment issues. The CEO of MMI Holdings, Nicolaas Kruger, explained that consumers are feeling a significantly larger amount of…

Life insurance branch of Hartford now acquired by Prudential

October 1, 2012 Nordstrom

The purchase was made for a reported $615 million in cash. Prudential Financial Inc. has announced that it has purchased the Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. individual life insurance business for a cash total of $615 million, adding greater substance to its American operations as its rival works to shed excess weight. It is believed that the deal will close at or near the beginning of 2013. According to a statement from Hartford, this will give it the opportunity to help free up close to $1 billion in capital that…

Insurance news from Swiss Re shows need for longevity risk coverage

September 25, 2012 Julie Campbell

Insurance News on Insurance Market Calculations

The reinsurer points out a new market solution requirement in the industry. According to Swiss Re’s latest insurance news announcement, the capacity of insurers is not great enough to cover approximately $23 trillion of the pension liabilities around the world against the risk that policyholders will be living longer than originally anticipated. They recommend that the risk of longevity should be passed through to the investors. This insurance news was made in the second largest global reinsurer’s recent report. In this document, they pointed out that for every additional year…