<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Yahoo! Finance: Life Insurance Industry News</title><link>http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/news/430.html</link><description>The latest news on the Life Insurance industry from Yahoo! Finance</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:08:00 Etc/GMT</lastBuildDate><image><url>http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/fi/pr/40197.gif</url><title>Yahoo! Finance</title><link>http://finance.yahoo.com</link><width>144</width><height>17</height></image><item><title>John Hancock Launches New Small Company Fund (PR Newswire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091214/ne25447.html?.v=1</link><description>John Hancock Funds has completed the adoption of Fiduciary Management Associates&apos; FMA Small Company Portfolio, and has launched it as the new John Hancock Small Company Fund . The reorganization was effective on December 11.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/2538140619</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:08:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PREI® Signs United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (Business Wire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091214/20091214005240.html?.v=1</link><description>PARSIPPANY, N.J.----Prudential Real Estate Investors has signed the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment, strengthening its commitment to incorporate environmental, social and governance criteria into its investment practices, while continuing to meet its obligations to provide favorable investment returns to investors.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1458047794</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:30:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[$$] Dexia&apos;s Existential Crisis (at The Wall Street Journal Online)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/wsj/rss/SIG=12i04vel4/*http%3A//online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704869304574595390334360298.html?ru=yahoo&amp;mod=yahoo_hs</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/4114767048</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:58:24 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Success of AXA Employee Share Offering in 2009 (PR Newswire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091214/ny25369.html?.v=1</link><description>On August 25, 2009 AXA announced the launch of its 2009 SharePlan offering , a capital increase reserved to its employees worldwide.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/751704140</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:36:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AXA Asia Pacific to consider revised buyout plan (at MarketWatch)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7b6CCFAAC6-9A07-4B21-9FF8-5AD1EB171E6E%7d&amp;siteid=yhoof2</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/929182322</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:11:18 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sun Life Financial celebrates York Central Financial Centre Grand Opening (CNW Group)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/cnw/091211/sunlife_york_grndopen.html?.v=2</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/4252435333</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:38:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Proposal to reform pension system achieves public interest criteria: Sun Life (CNW Group)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/cnw/091210/sunlife_pension_syst.html?.v=2</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/4030380101</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:00:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Manulife Mutual Funds receives approval for fund merger (CNW Group)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/cnw/091210/manulife_fund_merger.html?.v=2</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3807907954</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:00:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Manulife-Sinochem Expands Again in China (CNW Group)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/cnw/091210/manulife_sinochem_exp.html?.v=2</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3000986800</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:45:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Presidential Life Uncovers Apparent Self-Dealing by Its Largest Shareholder (Business Wire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091210/20091210005356.html?.v=1</link><description>NYACK, N.Y.----Presidential Life Corporation , today announced that it has recently discovered several irregularities relating to the 2007 tax return filed by the Kurz Family Foundation, Ltd. as part of an application made by the Foundation to the New York State Insurance Department for approval of its acquisition of a controlling interest in the Company.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/2759525274</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:00:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[$$] AXA Names New Finance Chief (at The Wall Street Journal Online)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/wsj/rss/SIG=12ihpmqf0/*http%3A//online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703514404574587343044152688.html?ru=yahoo&amp;mod=yahoo_hs</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/2407780171</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:00:55 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Axa shuffles managers to improve coordination (at MarketWatch)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7bDCADCB53-ACB8-46A2-941A-F26E18D8E913%7d&amp;siteid=yhoof2</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1732359198</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:26:45 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AXA Announces a New Organization to Support a New Stage of Its Development (PR Newswire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091210/ny24157.html?.v=1</link><description>AXA announces today several measures to improve the speed and effectiveness of the organization&apos;s ability to produce and deliver the products and services that meet our customers&apos; evolving needs.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3341155270</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:36:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Genworth Financial Declares Dividend on Its Shares of Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock (PR Newswire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091209/ph23861.html?.v=1</link><description>The Board of Directors of Genworth Financial, Inc. today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.65625 per outstanding share of its Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable March 1, 2010 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 12, 2010.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3920108202</guid><pubDate>Wed, 9 Dec 2009 20:31:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A.M. Best Assigns Rating to Lincoln National Corporation&apos;s New Senior Unsecured Notes (Business Wire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091209/20091209006049.html?.v=1</link><description>OLDWICK, N.J.----A.M. Best Co. has assigned a debt rating of “a-” to the recently issued $300 million 6.25% senior unsecured notes due February 15, 2020 of Lincoln National Corporation [NYSE: LNC].</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3587152596</guid><pubDate>Wed, 9 Dec 2009 19:11:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Canadian Markets: Canadian shares head for fifth straight loss (at MarketWatch)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=12ojcsa3d/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/news/story/canadian-shares-head-fifth-straight/story.aspx?guid=%7BE3C9DE44%2D55F3%2D4821%2D9B31%2DEF711BFBD678%7D&amp;siteid=yhoof</link><description>Shares give up earlier gains, weighed down by a drop in insurance and health-care stocks.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/2116174112</guid><pubDate>Wed, 9 Dec 2009 18:25:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lincoln Financial Group Names Charles C. Cornelio President of Defined Contribution (PR Newswire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091209/ph23645.html?.v=1</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1124341162</guid><pubDate>Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:22:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Media Advisory - Sun Life Financial set to open its newest financial centre in York region (CNW Group)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/cnw/091209/sunlife_new_ctr_york.html?.v=2</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/2399480543</guid><pubDate>Wed, 9 Dec 2009 16:15:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lincoln National prices notes offering (at bizjournals.com)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/bizj/rss/SIG=12k7ituvf/*http%3A//philadelphia.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2009/12/07/daily20.html?ana=yfcpc</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3996404328</guid><pubDate>Wed, 9 Dec 2009 16:05:17 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sun Life Financial Enhances Employee Benefits for Small Business (Business Wire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091209/20091209005573.html?.v=1</link><description>WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass.----The Employee Benefits Group division of Sun Life Financial, Inc. today announced recent enhancements to employee benefits for small businesses. Sun Life’s E-Z ChoiceTM benefit solutions are exclusively offered to employers with two to nine employees.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/2925614731</guid><pubDate>Wed, 9 Dec 2009 15:00:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss><!-- c3.finance.sp2.yahoo.com compressed/chunked Mon Dec 14 23:42:29 PST 2009 -->
