Marsh & McLennan Cos. today reported that first-quarter income declined by 36% to $268 million, compared to $416 million for the same period a year ago.
The National Association of Securities Dealers and state regulators in North Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota signed a joint statement supporting a new rule to require that insurance companies and agencies recommend only suitable annuity products to their customers.
Liberty Mutual Group in Boston today announced that it will acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Ohio Casualty Corp. of Fairfield, Ohio for $2.7 billion in cash, or $44 per share.
The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said this morning that he would like to abolish the alternative minimum tax, but failing that, he expects that legislation delaying its impact on middle-income taxpayers will be approved by Congress this year.
MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer by assets, is reaping the benefits from its growing international business.
New accusations against equity index annuity sellers may lead to regulatory grief comparable to what property-casualty firms suffered during the contingent- commission scandal a couple of years ago, industry observers say.
Many top executives at large financial services companies saw a big jump in pay last year.
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are hoping to appeal to the middle class with a plan to shift to wealthy taxpayers the responsibility for paying the alternative minimum tax, but financial advisers in general think that it is a bad idea.
NEW YORK — Insurers are launching marketing blitzes to win the investible assets of the wealthy, but many will fail because they don’t understand how rich people think, some consultants say.
The Women’s Retirement Security Act of 2007 was introduced in the Senate yesterday In an effort to help women save for retirement.
For the second time in as many months, a Mideastern investor has acquired what it called a “substantial” stake in British bank HSBC Holdings PLC, according to published reports.
JPMorgan Chase & Co is reviewing security protocols after a video posted online showed someone displaying documents found in trash cans containing customers' personal information, according to CNN.Money.com.
Allianz SE noted that first quarter profits grew a hefty 80%, but results were enhanced from the sale of shareholdings in Germany. Net income crested at 3.2 billion euros ($4.35 billion) from 1.78 billion euros in the same period a year ago, reported Bloomberg.
Citigroup Inc. is looking to connect with its clients in a new ad campaign.
RBC Capital Markets has announced that it agreed to acquire Seasongood & Mayer LLC, a Cincinnati-based public finance firm and underwriter of municipal debt.
Thousands of protesters – some bearing signs asking “Is your Fidelity 401(k) funding genocide?” -- gathered in Boston’s Government Center Sunday to protest Fidelity’s investment ties to Sudan.
Bank of America Corp. has threatened to take legal action against ABN Amro Holding NV should it make any attempt to block its plans to buy LaSalle Bank Corp., ABN's Chicago-based subsidiary, according to the Financial Times.
Universal life insurance captured a 40% share of the overall life insurance market for the first time last year and is expected to continue its strong showing, industry experts say.
Congress is beginning to refocus its retirement savings policy-making efforts on finding ways to help Americans of modest means save for retirement, as well as trying to help people get better returns from their retirement savings plans.
CHICAGO — Even though tax season just wrapped up, financial advisers and tax specialists say that it isn’t too early to help clients try to avoid the alternative minimum tax for 2007 returns.
