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Horace Mann Reports Higher Net Income, Higher Fixed Annuity Sales
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, Aug. 5, 2003, 3:35 p.m. EDT -- Horace Mann Educators Corp., Springfield, Ill., is reporting $2.1 million in net income ...
August 03, 2003
The Recession Is Over. Now What?Now we know. The recession ended in November 2001.That word comes to us courtesy of the National Bureau of Economic Research, the Cambridge, Mass., nonprofit ...
August 01, 2003
Great-West Reports Higher 2nd Quarter Net IncomeNU Online News Service, Aug. 1, 2003, 3:55 p.m. EDT -- Great-West Lifeco Inc., Winnipeg, is reporting the equivalent of $198 million in net ...
August 01, 2003
Small PackagesWhen it comes to running a mutual fund, every manager has an angle. Some may focus on an arcane logarithm, while others highlight a specific...
July 31, 2003
FBL Uses Swaps To Battle Shrinking Fixed Annuity SpreadsNU Online News Service, July 31, 2003, 1:17 p.m. EDT -- FBL Financial Group Inc., West Des Moines, Iowa, is the latest life insurer ...
July 30, 2003
BISYS Reports Lower 2nd Quarter Net IncomeNU Online News Service, July 30, 2003, 3:33 p.m. EDT -- The BISYS Group Inc., New York, is reporting $34 million in net income ...
July 30, 2003
First-Half AXA Results Look Better In DollarsNU Online News Service, July 30, 2003, 4:46 p.m. EDT -- AXA S.A., Paris, is reporting the equivalent of $54 billion in revenue for ...
July 30, 2003
Aetna Reports Higher Net Income On Lower RevenueNU Online News Service, July 30, 2003, 5:21 p.m. EDT -- Aetna Inc., Hartford, says moderation in pharmacy and medical cost increases and solid ...