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In an ironic twist for insurance companies globally, the very product upon which they were building their futures is tying up their capital and potentially hampering growth. Segregated funds, including those with payout options (called variable annuities in the U.S. and Britain and guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit products in Canada), are hampering insurers everywhere, including […]
Revised document incorporates suggestions following from March 2008 discussion paper