Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
NASD: Comp Not Valid Reason To Convert Rep's Business
By Staff WriterA financial services company is not supposed to replace all of the variable annuities held by customers of a rep who comes over from a ...
February 18, 2007
Good Suitability Screening Makes Good Sense For Annuity SalesHardly a day goes by that there is not something reported in the trade press or even in the general financial press about suitability issues ...
February 18, 2007
Investment Guarantees-Good Or Bad?There seems to be almost a panicked rush to provide investment guarantees to non-insurance financial instruments.The selected investments to which guaranteed minimum income benefits, guaranteed ...
February 16, 2007
Manulife Unit Adds AnnuityJohn Hancock Annuities has introduced the Venture Vision variable annuity, a contract that imposes no surrender charge on withdrawals.Hancock, Boston, a unit of Manulife Financial ...
February 16, 2007
Manulife Unit Adds AnnuityJohn Hancock Annuities has introduced the Venture Vision variable annuity, a contract that imposes no surrender charge on withdrawals.Hancock, Boston, a unit of Manulife Financial ...
February 15, 2007
Officials Ponder Implementation Of The Big ShiftIf and when states adopt a flexible, principles-based approach to reserving, some products may come under the reach of the new system earlier than others.Members ...
February 15, 2007
Officials Ponder Implementation Of The Big ShiftIf and when states adopt a flexible, principles-based approach to reserving, some products may come under the reach of the new system earlier than others.Members ...
February 15, 2007
NASD Charges Brokers Over VA Market Timing AllegationsThe National Association of Securities Dealers has gone after 3 individuals in connection with concerns about a hedge fund manager's efforts to get around variable ...