Life Insurance Outlook 2002: Stable Despite Declining Asset Quality and Critical Earnings Pressures Dec 01
Standard & Poors, December 2001
Abstract
For 2002, Standard & Poor's has revised its outlook on the U.S. life insurance industry to stable from negative. Industry performance in 2001 reflected general stability based on strong operating fundamentals and is expected to follow a similar trend in 2002. Overall strengths include extremely strong capitalization, very strong business position, strong operating performance, high-quality investment portfolios, and the general stability of need- and protection-based products. In addition, the industry as a whole has responded well to capital pressures. Companies are improving deployment of capital with reinsurance, they are increasing earnings through the use of new technologies and better distribution techniques. However, the industry's strengths are partially offset by the numerous challenges it faces, including continued deterioration of asset quality,...
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- SunAmerica Financial Group Inc.
- Lincoln National Corp.
- Protective Life Corp.
- Torchmark Corp.
- John Hancock Life Insurance Co.
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
- MONY Life Insurance Co.
- Protective Life Insurance Co.
- Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada
- Principal Life Insurance Co.
- Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Co.
- Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.
- Lincoln National Life Insurance Co.
- First Variable Life Insurance Co.
- Inter-State Assurance Co.
- Irish Life Assurance PLC
- Phoenix Life Insurance Co.
- RiverSource Life Insurance Co.
- American General Assurance Co.
- John Hancock Group
- Jefferson-Pilot Corp.
- Nationwide Financial Services Inc.
- MONY Group Inc.
- MetLife Inc.
- John Hancock Financial Services Inc.
- The Hanover Insurance Group Inc.
- Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America
- Keyport Life Insurance Co.
- Jefferson-Pilot Life Insurance Co.
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