TEXT-S&P affirms Farm Bureau Life Insurance of MI ‘Api’ ratingNews from Reuters: Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:47am EDT Rating Action On Sept. 21, 2012, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed its ‘Api’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co. of MI (FBL of MI). Rationale The rating on FBL of [...]

TEXT-S&P affirms National Guardian Life Insurance ‘Api’ ratingNews from Reuters: Tweet Share this Email Print … Read the full article . . Five Words You Never Want To Hear About Your Life InsuranceNews from Business Insider: Tony/Flickr The 5 most terrifying life insurance words Is your car too small to be safe? … Read the [...]

TEXT-Fitch: German Life Insurance sector rating outlook remains stableNews from Reuters: Mon Oct 1, 2012 5:00am EDT (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Oct 01 – Fitch Ratings says in a new report that its outlook for the German life insurance sector remains stable. The agency considers German life companies to be [...]

TEXT-Fitch cuts Loyal American Life Insurance Co ratingNews from Reuters: Tweet Link this Share this continues on Reuters … Read the full article . . Poll Finds Majority of Americans Feel Secure By Owning Life Insurance, But …News from Sacramento Bee: MILWAUKEE, Sept. 4, 2012 – /PRNewswire/ — Americans are feeling ‘extremely secure’ when they [...]

TEXT-Fitch may cut Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Co ratingNews from Reuters: Thomson Reuters is the world’s largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. [...]

TEXT-Fitch affirms Pan-American Life Insurance rating at ‘A’News from Reuters: Tweet Link this continues on Reuters … Read the full article . . Life Insurance On A Shoestring BudgetNews from TheStreet.com: If you’re putting off buying life insurance because you think it’ll cost too much, it’s time for a reality check. “Most Americans overestimate the [...]

TEXT-S&P corrects Union Central Life Insurance surplus note ratingNews from Reuters: Tweet Share this Email Print Related Topics Stocks » …………… continues on Reuters … Read the full article . . Why long-term care insurance is importantNews from CBS News: (MoneyWatch) Even a well-developed investment plan can fail for reasons that have nothing to do [...]

Best Comments on Allianz US Operations Rating ActionsNews from Insurance Journal: A.M. Best has taken the somewhat unusual step of issuing a comment on its downgrading of the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “aa-” from “aa” and the affirmation of the financial strength rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty North [...]

New York Life May Lose Top Rating on Threat to Treasuries News from San Francisco Chronicle: (Updates with comments from insurers in eighth, ninth paragraphs.) July 15 (Bloomberg) — New York Life Insurance Co., the biggest U.S. life insurer owned by policyholders, is among insurers that may lose top credit ratings as officials debate raising [...]