New York Launches Probe Of Life Insurance Industry

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 23:08 EDT
 

The attorney general's office is investigating whether insurers are profiting off of grieving families by placing funds from life insurance policies into potentially risky accounts that they control. Andrew Cuomo said his office had served subpoenas on Prudential Financial Inc. and MetLife Inc. as part of the probe.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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