Annuities
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IRS Updates Life And Annuity Rules
By Staff WriterThe Internal Revenue Service is changing its procedures for dealing with life insurance contracts, annuity contracts, and variable life and annuity contracts that accidentally fail ...
January 25, 2007
Boomers Feel The SqueezeMembers of the generation born between 1946 and 1964 are worrying about the effects of cuts in government programs and employee benefits.Researchers at a unit ...
January 24, 2007
Bank Annuity Sales Rise 6%Bank sales of annuities climbed to $3.4 billion in October 2006, up from $2.8 billion a year earlier.Bank variable annuity sales increased 29% from the ...
January 23, 2007
Insurer Organizes Group Disability Seminar SeriesHartford Financial Services Group Inc. is taking a 3.5-day group disability education program for benefits professionals on the road.The Vault disability training program covers topics ...
January 22, 2007
Insurer Organizes Group Disability Seminar SeriesHartford Financial Services Group Inc. is taking a 3.5-day group disability education program for benefits professionals on the road.The Vault disability training program covers topics ...
January 19, 2007
Allstate Unit Offers Annuity With Lifetime BenefitLincoln Benefit Life has announced the addition of a lifetime income benefit for 2 of its annuity lines.The company, an affiliate of the Allstate Corp., ...
January 19, 2007
Allstate Unit Offers Annuity With Lifetime BenefitLincoln Benefit Life has announced the addition of a lifetime income benefit for 2 of its annuity lines.The company, an affiliate of the Allstate Corp., ...
January 18, 2007
Symetra Eases Annuity Lump-Sum PayoutsA life insurer is offering income annuity holders easier access to the assets inside contracts.Symetra Life Insurance Company, Bellevue, Wash., says its new Advance Access ...