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...The rising price of the life insurer comes as its overall assets have more than doubled to $158bn since 2020, causing its book value to rise....
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...Claer Barrett is the FT’s consumer editor and author of the FT’s Sort Your Financial Life Out newsletter series; claer.barrett@ft.com; Instagram @ClaerB...
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...The L&G transaction came on the same day that Rothesay, a UK life insurer, agreed to take on £4bn of the pension liabilities of the Co-operative Group, whose operations span supermarkets to funeral services...
...Musicians saw their opportunity, too, with artists like Stevie Nicks and Shakira taking advantage of the bullish mood to sell their life’s work at eye-watering prices....
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...The Japanese are still the champions of longevity, with life expectancy of 86 for people aged 60 in 2019....
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