Insurance

Life insurance companies that have bank holding company status and applied for TARP funds prior to November 14 2008 will receive $22 billion in TARP funds from the U.S. Treasury. Companies that are set to receive funds include: Hartford Financial Services Group, Prudential Financial, Principal Financial Group, Lincoln National, Allstate and Ameriprise Financial. Many life insurers--particularly those with meaningful variable annuity businesses--have been significantly impacted by the capital...

Corporate pension plans face the real risk of having their plan participants live longer than what is projected by actuaries. In other words, similar to an individual who considers an annuity to offset the risk of outliving their assets in retirement, pension plans must deal with longevity risk . A new derivatives market is evolving to deal with longevity risk on an institutional scale. Many of the deals thus far have been between investment banks such as JP Morgan and insurance companies that...

It is a fact that people are living longer with each passing year. Longevity risk or the risk of outliving one's assets must be a fundamental consideration with any financial plan. Annuities can provide an effective hedge against longevity risk, and a longevity annuity can be especially useful in providing guaranteed lifetime income . Some facts and figures from the Prudential Insurance Company : Today, once an individual has reached age 65, he can expect to live, on average, 19 years or more...