A recent report out of London, says that MetLife may be considering the sale of MetLife Assurance Ltd (which provides annuity and pension services).  This would be the latest addition to the chain of mergers and acquisitions within the insurance industry.   The recent acquisitions include Guggenheim agreeing to purchase Sun Life Financial, Athene Holdings [...]

The days of the “dream retirement” on a beach in Florida seem far fetched for many here in America today.  After decades of being loyal “consumption consumers” with little to no savings, baby boomers are waking up to the nightmare that time is slipping away in terms of them being able to retire on time [...]

Just as the insurance industry is always “late to the game” with new trends in everything from technology to overall changes, it only seemed right that the first insurance and annuity “Harlem Shake” video was released just as everyone else was sick and tired of watching them.  However, we hope that the best was saved [...]