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Summary Box: Taiwan rejects Primus Holdings’ purchase of AIG life insurance unit

NO WAY: Taiwanese regulators have rejected Primus Financial Holdings’ planned purchase of AIG’s Taiwan life insurance unit. WHY: Taiwan is concerned that the firm may be backed by funds from rival China. Taiwan law prohibits Chinese investment in the financial sector.

A.M. Best Places Ratings of CIGNA Life Insurance Company of Europe S.A. – N.V. under Review with Positive Implications

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength rating of B++ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb+” of CIGNA Life Insurance Company of Europe S.A. – N.V. (CLICE) (Belgium) under review with positive implications. The rating actions follow the acquisition of Vanbreda International NV by the CIGNA group. Although the acquired company will be held as a sister company to …

A.M. Best Places Ratings of CIGNA Life Insurance Company of Europe S.A. - N.V. under Review with Positive Implications

LONDON—-A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength rating of B++ and issuer credit rating of “bbb+” of CIGNA Life Insurance Company of Europe S.A. – N.V. under review with positive implications.

INVESTIGATION OF CONCENTRATION OF ECONOMIC POWER. Hearings Before the 76th Congress. 1st Session Pursuant to Public Resolution No. 113…Part 4. Life Insurance.

INVESTIGATION OF CONCENTRATION OF ECONOMIC POWER. Hearings Before the 76th Congress. 1st Session Pursuant to Public Resolution No. 113…Part 4. Life Insurance.

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Working Parents with Minor Children Have More Life Insurance Coverage on Dad Than on Mom, According to MetLife Study

NEW YORK—-A MetLife study has found that a gender gap in life insurance coverage exists between working, married men and women with children under the age of 18. According to findings released today from MetLife’s 8th Annual Study of Employee Benefits Trends, married men with minor children have, on average, five times their annual household income in life insurance coverage – if they have …