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Little-Known, AAA-Rated Firms Are Beating the Insurance Giants

  • Shareholder activism seen as a handicap in $4 trillion market
  • Rise of ‘short-termism’ pressures MetLife, Prudential and AIG
The MetLife Inc. headquarters building stands behind the Helmsley Building in New York.

The MetLife Inc. headquarters building stands behind the Helmsley Building in New York.

Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
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Are shareholders bad for business?

More and more, the answer in the U.S. life insurance industry is turning out to be a resounding “yes.”