Private equity is all about maximizing profits. That isn't exactly something you want from an insurance provider, as it's ...

Private equity firms continue to stalk insurance company takeovers and critics say the potential for a financial disaster grows along with that trend. Americans for Financial Reform, a Washington, D.C ...

TAMPA--Private equity firms will continue to hunt out insurance company acquisitions despite growing regulator concerns, a panelist said Tuesday. The reasons are obvious, said Rosemarie Mirabella, ...

As PE firms expand their presence in the insurance business and insurers hold more PE assets, risk concerns are rising and regulators are taking note. Traditionally, the life insurance and annuity ...

As private equity and venture capital investors add insurance company and health care investments to their portfolios, the investment process may be more than they bargained for. Such investments can ...

In her new book Bad Company, journalist Megan Greenwell chronicles how private equity upended industries from health care to local news—and the ways workers are fighting back. Twelve million people in ...

Equity-indexed universal life insurance is a permanent life insurance policy. Because cash value accumulation in the policy is tied to the stock market, it’s considered a more advanced insurance ...

Stockholders' equity is the value of assets a company has remaining after eliminating all its liabilities. Companies with positive trending shareholder equity tend to be in good fiscal health. Those ...