Annuities
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Making The Case For Equity-Indeed Immediate Annuities
By Cary LakenbachConcerns by insurance regulators, federal and state, regarding equity-indexed annuities certainly seem to have taken center stage over the past few months.These issues have ...
November 09, 2005
The Best And Worst All In OneThere was a Hollywood movie star who said: "I don't care what you say about me, just spell my name right."Indexed annuities may not ...
November 09, 2005
Regulatory Pressure Could Impact Fied Inde Annuity DesignThe current year was not revolutionary on the index annuity product innovation front. Return of premium options were made available on a few new ...
November 09, 2005
Why The 3Q Decrease In Inde Annuity Sales?In the first 9 months of 2005, indexed annuities continued making impressive sales gains and claimed an increased share of overall fixed annuity sales ...
November 09, 2005
Winning Over Conservative SaversFor many prospective clients, the path to a comfortable retirement centers on storing up cash in traditional safe havens--money market funds, certificates of deposit ...
November 09, 2005
The Move To Brand Inde Annuities As SecuritiesBroker-dealers are reacting to heat from the NASD in different waysIf the National Association of Securities Dealers expected lockstep adherence to its August 2005 ...
November 08, 2005
Bank Annuity Sales Had Cool AugustDespite a late surge, annuity sales through banks and savings institutions fell to $3.9 billion in August, down 2% from the total for August ...
November 04, 2005
Hartford Beats EpectationsOverseas operations and domestic life operations contributed to a solid increase in earnings at Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. during the third quarter.[@@]Hartford Financial, ...