Prudential Financial's 2Q Hampered by Charges
Prudential Financial’s second-quarter results were dragged down a bit by a net $492 million pretax charge the company took to reflect the results of its annual actuarial review. This charge cut earnings per share roughly in half compared with last year. While underlying results excluding this charge remain largely favorable, we would note that this type of issue is one of the fundamental reasons we’re cautious on the life insurance industry, as performance hinges to a material extent on long-tai...Prudential Financial is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, the company provides a range of financial products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related products and services, mutual funds and investment management. The company provides these products and services to individual and institutional customers. The company's principal operations are comprised of PGIM (its global investment management business), its United States Businesses (consisting of its United States Workplace Solutions, United States Individual Solutions, and Assurance IQ divisions), its International Businesses, the Closed Block division and its Corporate and Other operations.
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