Anthony Flaaen experienced an on-the-job back injury working as a truck driver in the Seattle – Tacoma, Washington area. His injury permanently disabled him. His work-sponsored long-term disability plan through Principal Life Insurance covered his injury until an overly inflated social media post led to a halt in his benefits. That’s when Anthony hired the expert attorneys at Roy Law Group. We were able to overturn the denial, settling Anthony’s case so that he could recover the income that he deserved. Approved and then denied by Principal Life Insurance Like many long-haul truck drivers, Anthony experienced an on-the-job injury to his back that permanently disabled him. His...
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Senior Financial Representative, Principal Securities Registered Representative, Financial Advisor Buster is a Senior Financial Representative in the St. Peter office of the Minnesota Business Center of Principal® as well as a Registered Representative and Financial Advisor for Principal Securities. He represents Principal National Life Insurance Company, Principal Life Insurance Company, and the companies available through the Preferred Product Network Inc and/or many fine carriers. Buster joined our company in 1975 after graduating from Gustavus Adolphus College and working as an agent for four years. His professional activities include teaching industry courses and holding leadership...
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Following a strategic review, Principal Financial Group has renewed its focus on the small to medium-sized business (SMB) market. Principal says it will fully exit U.S. retail fixed annuities—discontinuing new sales of its deferred annuities, payout annuities and indexed annuities. The firm will continue selling its variable annuity offering, which it says plays an important role within its complete suite of retirement solutions. “Our go-forward plan includes expanding emphasis on fee-based businesses and focus on three key areas—retirement in the U.S. and emerging markets, global asset management, and U.S. specialty benefits and protection in the small to medium-sized business market,” a...
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latest-news-headlines Market Intelligence /marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/principal-seeking-options-for-7b-guaranteed-universal-life-block-among-others-65239266 content esgSubNav Principal seeking options for $7B guaranteed universal life block among others Carrier retreats from the market for universal life insurance products with secondary guarantees could create supply-side opportunities for reinsurers and other capital solutions providers. Principal Financial Group Inc., which announced the discontinuation of new sales of the interest-rate-sensitive product in January, revealed in a June 28 announcement that it would pursue strategic alternatives for both the...
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Principal Financial Group today announced that it has picked an affiliate of Talcott Resolution Life to help it shed the risk associated with its retail fixed annuity business and part of its life insurance business. The Des Moines, Iowa-based life insurer has named the Talcott arm, Sutton Cayman, to reinsure a retail fixed annuity block backed by $16 billion in reserves and a block of universal life policies with secondary guarantees backed by $9 billion in reserves. Principal will continue to administer and service the annuity contracts and life insurance policies involved, and it will have responsibility for managing $4 billion of commercial mortgage loans and private credit assets in...
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METLIFE AND PRINCIPAL TO PROVIDE ANNUITY BENEFITS TO PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA, LLC RETIREMENT PARTICIPANTS NEW YORK, February 23, 2021 Principal Financial Group and Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. (“MetLife”), announced today they entered into an agreement with Philips North America LLC (“Philips”) to transfer approximately $1.2 billion of Philips North America Pension Plan obligations to Principal Financial Group (“Principal”) and MetLife. The agreement, which was signed in the fourth quarter of 2020, provides guaranteed retirement income solutions for approximately 11,000 retirees, beneficiaries and deferred participants in the Philips North...
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Principal Insurance Attorneys Our Insurance Lawyers Can Help You Deal with Principal Financial Group Founded back in 1879, Principal Financial Group, Inc. is a global investment manager with a diverse range of services. They have more than $530.2 billion in assets under their management, serving nearly 20 million customers across the globe. They are considered the leading provider of defined benefit retirement plans, ranked #4 for non-medical insurance coverage and claim to be one of the world’s most ethical companies. Despite this, their policy underwriters have frequently denied valid claims for policyholders. If your claim was denied, tell our Principal insurance lawyers in a free...
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In Frederick Rozo v. Principal Life Insurance Company, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit considered the question of whether a service provider qualifies as a fiduciary under ERISA when it offers a guaranteed investment contract (GIC) 401k plan option ensuring a rate of return that it unilaterally calculates. In this case, the plaintiff brought a claim against Principal Life Insurance Company (Principal) in its role as service provider for the WEC Employees 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan. The plan is sponsored by the Western Exterminator Co., which was not named as a defendant. As the service provider, Principal would calculate the rate of return, the Composite Crediting...
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Card v. Principal Life Insurance Company Do you know a nurse like Karen Card? Karen is a nurse night shift supervisor who, no doubt, cared deeply for her sick patients…until she got sick and filed for disability. Karen is like any other medical professional among the 1.5 million Americans at-risk for losing their jobs and homes last year due to a medical crisis. In Karen’s case – Card v. Principal Life Insurance Company, 2019 WL 5618182 (6 Cir. Oct. 32, 2019) – it was the denial of her disability insurance claim for six years. This hardworking night nurse was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in February 2013. Suffering from night sweats, exhaustion and fatigue, her health began...
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Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company definition Examples of Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company in a sentence The Manager in assuming responsibility for the various services as set forth in this Agreement reserves the right to enter into agreements with others for the performance of certain duties and services or to delegate the performance of some or all of such duties and services to Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company, or an affiliate thereof. This Agreement shall continue in effect from year to year provided that the continuance is specifically approved at least annually either by the Board of Directors of the Fund or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting...
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