Lincoln National Corporation

Shares of The Hartford, Lincoln National Corp., MetLife Inc. and other life insurers slumped sharply again Thursday on concerns that falling equity markets will cause losses on retirement products. The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. fell $1.31,...

A new wave of loan defaults, this time tied to commercial mortgages, is starting to hit insurance companies and may be contributing to the stock market's woes. Industry players say the insurers' predicament is being worsened by a rule requiring that...

The state's economy took another dive this week when the Department of Labor reported that 3,600 jobs disappeared off the books in October; estimates of the growing state deficit ballooned; and stocks in that Hartford stalwart, the insurance business,...

Four insurance companies on Friday asked the government to allow them to buy thrifts so they can qualify to receive federal money under the financial rescue program. Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., Genworth Financial Inc., Lincoln National Corp....

Shares of The Hartford and other life insurers fell sharply Wednesday as investors grew more concerned about the sector's large exposure to commercial mortgage investments and the variable annuity business. Shares of the Hartford Financial Services Group...

For investors who thought the stock market had put the worst of this ruthless year behind it, it's time to recalibrate. One of the most brutal downturns in stock market history intensified Wednesday as share prices fell to new lows on fear that the...

Four of the world's biggest life insurers are looking to acquire small banks to improve their chances of getting cash from the $700 billion U.S. government bailout fund. The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has already said it plans to acquire a...

Life insurers are being called everything from "corporate pigs" to pragmatic capital-seekers as they try to tap billions of the U.S. Treasury's bailout funds. They've touched off a scorching debate about whether they should get a piece of the action...

An analyst's "sell" rating and fears about more capital-raising, deteriorating investments and annuity losses pummeled several life insurer stocks Tuesday, including The Hartford's. Goldman Sachs analyst Christopher Neczypor downgraded Lincoln National,...

The Hartford, weighed down by investment losses and other business pressures, announced dramatic steps Friday to shoot for a financial boost from the U.S. Treasury. The Hartford Financial Services Group applied to become a savings and loan holding...

Standard & Poor's affirmed ratings on Lincoln National Corp. and operating subsidiaries Tuesday but lowered its outlook on the ratings. The AA (very strong) credit and financial strength ratings on Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. and Lincoln Life and...