Insurance

Life

How insurers can handle interest rate risk

Long-term interest rates remain historically low, and the U.S. Federal Reserve has no plans to raise rates until 2014.

By Suzanne Sharma |July 23, 2012

2 min read

Living Benefits

Advantage IPP

Individual pension plans: a potent source of retirement income

By Maureen Glenn |July 23, 2012

7 min read

Life

Problems with IFRS

How accounting standards affect insurers

By Melissa Shin |July 23, 2012

2 min read

Economic Indicators

Insurers pare product shelves

Long-term interest rates have remained at historic lows for several years.

By Staff |July 18, 2012

1 min read

Life

Will insurers win IFRS waiting game?

Nearly half of all insurers cite a need for financial reporting transparency and consistency, and favour a single global accounting framework, finds a new survey by Deloitte.

By Staff |July 18, 2012

2 min read

Industry

Manu to close deposits on 2 guaranteed income products

Manulife Financial will close additional deposits on IncomePlus Versions 1 and 2 as of 4 pm on August 8, 2012.

By Melissa Shin |July 13, 2012

1 min read

Industry

More insurance products on the chopping block

Assumption Life has decided to drop their permanent insurance products, joining the list of companies that have already put the products on the chopping block and confirmed a de-risking trend is at play in the industry.

By Vikram Barhat |July 13, 2012

1 min read