Annuities
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Regulators May Propose Index Annuity Training Requirements
By Jim ConnollyIowa insurance regulators say they want to tighten oversight of index annuity products.Regulators from the Iowa Insurance Division talked about the proposed changes here at ...
March 06, 2006
NAIC Committee OKs Suitability ExpansionA high-level panel at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners has approved a proposal that could require annuity sellers to review the financial needs of ...
March 05, 2006
NAVA Hears The Press On The Image Of AnnuitiesConsumers don't know the difference between variable annuities, equity index annuities and other annuities, said Walter Updegrave during a panel discussion here on how the ...
March 05, 2006
The Coming GroundswellI'm not sure it's a groundswell yet, but I do detect a definite quickening (almost a rumble) in the amount of attention being focused by ...
March 05, 2006
Bank Brokerage Programs Stumbled In 2005Since the mid-1990s, when banks first reported retail investments income to the federal government, industry production could be characterized as "onward and upward." Almost each ...
March 05, 2006
What Bank Advisors Need To Know About AnnuitiesFor adventurous bank insurance sales professionals, the first wave of the baby boomer generation heading into retirement is a chance to boost business and help ...
March 05, 2006
NAVA Hears The Press On The Image Of AnnuitiesConsumers don't know the difference between variable annuities, equity index annuities and other annuities, said Walter Updegrave during a panel discussion here on how the ...
March 04, 2006
Insurers May Accept Simple Annuity Guarantee FloorRegulators are still hoping to move a draft of Actuarial Guideline VACARVM out of the Life & Health Actuarial Task Force sometime this summer or ...