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Negative outlook for U.S. life insurance and annuity market

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By The IJ Staff | March 18, 2020, 3:24 p.m.

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AM Best’s outlook for the U.S. life/annuity market segment has been revised to negative from stable, due to financial market volatility created by the COVID-19 virus.

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