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Best's Special Report: Abrupt Interest Rate Hikes Could Pose Challenges to Life Insurers
How the U.S. Federal Reserve proceeds on interest rate hikes remains critical to the U.S. life/annuity insurance industry. According to a new A.M. Best special report, a slow...
1 day ago - A.M. Best - 3 articles
Best's Special Report: Tax Reform Aids 2017 Bottom-Line Results for U.S. Life/Annuity Industry
U.S. publicly traded life/annuity insurers saw total revenue rise by 5.9% in 2017, to $311.9 billion, on the backs of increased net investment income, fees and commissions and...
7 days ago - A.M. Best - 3 articles
A.M. BestTV: U.S. Life/Annuity Sector Looks to Strong Financials, Slow Growth
In this A.M.BestTV episode, Senior Director Ken Johnson and Director Thomas Rosendale, A.M. Best, examine a new report on the expected environment for the life and annuity...
1 month ago - A.M. Best - 2 articles
Best's Market Segment Report: U.S. L/A on Solid Ground, More Rapid Technology Advancement Needed to Keep Footing Secure
The U.S. life/annuity industry in 2017 was characterized by strong balance sheets, solid earnings, focused business profiles and ongoing enhancements to enterprise risk...
2 monthes ago - A.M. Best - 2 articles
A.M. BestTV: U.S. Life/Annuity Insurers Step Up Use of Reinsurance, Says Best Director
In this A.M.BestTV episode, William Pargeans, director, A.M. Best, reviews a new report that details how life and annuity insurers are using reinsurance for overall risk...
2 monthes ago - A.M. Best - 6 articles
Best's Special Report: Consolidation Narrows Reinsurance Options for U.S. Life/Annuity Insurers Despite Increased Appetite
U.S. life/annuity insurers have increased the aggregate face amount of policies ceded to reinsurers by 83% since 2006, to $28 trillion, although a recent A.M. Best survey found...
3 monthes ago - A.M. Best - 2 articles
Best's Briefing: U.S. Life/Annuity Industry Outlook Remains Negative Amid Economic, Regulatory Headwinds
A.M. Best is maintaining its negative outlook for the U.S. life/annuity industry in 2018, citing increased volatility across economic and regulatory fronts, which includes the...
4 monthes ago - A.M. Best
Best's Special Report: With Commercial Real Estate Values Near All-Time Highs, Insurers Remain Diligent Mortgage Underwriters
U.S. life/annuity insurers have increased their mortgage loan holdings for six consecutive years, with jumps of more than 8% in 2015 and 2016-representing 10-year highs...
4 monthes ago - A.M. Best - 2 articles
Best's Special Report: Preliminary Results Show U.S. L/A Industry's Net Income More Than Doubled in Nine-Month 2017 Period
The U.S. life/annuity industry's net income for the first nine months of 2017 of $30.9 billion more than doubled the prior-year period, as a $44.3 billion decline in total...
4 monthes ago - A.M. Best - 2 articles
A.M. Best Benchmarking Analysis Shows Most L/A Insurers Well-Capitalized; Impact from Methodology Changes Likely to Be Minimal
An A.M. Best analysis of the U.S. life/annuity industry under the rating agency's revised Best's Credit Rating Methodology and its new building block approach revealed that...
6 monthes ago - A.M. Best - 2 articles
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