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Visit: http://www.InsurancePricedRight.com A.M. Best Special Report: Life/Annuity Companies Adjust to Volatile Markets OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Publicly traded life and annuity companies are feeling wide ranging impacts from volatile equity, fixed-income and housing markets, affecting not only financial statements but business strategies. Executive teams are rethinking investment allocations and evaluating impairments while retooling their product portfolios and operating plans. Most publicly traded life and annuity companies recognized net realized and unrealized losses in 2008 and through first quarter 2009. Net investment income generally has declined, reflecting weakness in institutional spread based business and decreasing short-term interest rates. The slide in equity markets through first quarter 2009 has cut sales, fee-based revenues and assets under management. Credit spreads have narrowed and assets under management have inched upward as markets hint at the possibili...

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