Not much news here, Life Insurers are especially vulnerable with variable annuity policies promising guaranteed income with embedded death benefits.
(AP) — The Treasury Department has agreed to extend billions in bailout funds to six major life insurers, including Allstate Corp., following a months-long quest by some in the sector for government help in shoring up capital positions in the wake of major investment losses.
The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. was the first to disclose Thursday that it had been notified by the Treasury Department that it was eligible for $3.4 billion from the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP. Lincoln National Corp., which commonly goes by the name Lincoln Financial Group, said it has been initially approved for a $2.5 billion injection from TARP's Capital Purchase Program.
Allstate, Ameriprise Financial Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc. also are among insurers receiving preliminary investment approval, Treasury spokesman Andrew Williams confirmed. He declined to disclose the amount of investment each company will receive.
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