Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
NAVA Hears EIA Battle Cry
By Jim ConnollyNew YorkThe industry needs to stand up to the National Association of Securities Dealers in its efforts to regulate equity indexed annuities, according to ...
October 02, 2005
Tax-Free Annuity Exchanges: The Good, Bad And UglyWe have long believed that "one size does not fit all" when it comes to annuities, or to any financial product, for that matter.This concept ...
October 02, 2005
Annuitization Is Coming-One Way Or Another"The pig through the python" is how some are describing the oncoming flood of baby boomers reaching retirement age.The first boomers will reach early retirement ...
October 02, 2005
Tax-Free Annuity Exchanges: The Good, Bad And UglyWe have long believed that "one size does not fit all" when it comes to annuities, or to any financial product, for that matter.This concept ...
October 02, 2005
Annuitization Is Coming-One Way Or Another"The pig through the python" is how some are describing the oncoming flood of baby boomers reaching retirement age.The first boomers will reach early retirement ...
September 30, 2005
Annuity Sales Plummet In Banks In JulyBecause of a drop in sales of fixed-rate products, annuity sales at banks and savings institutions fell to $3.3 billion in July, down 19% ...
September 28, 2005
GMWB Issue: What If For Life Is Not Enough?In anticipation of trillions of dollars of retirement savings distributions over the next few decades, the variable annuity industry is focusing a great deal ...
September 28, 2005
Not All Indeed Annuities Are Created EqualQuick: Name the barely decade-old investment that consumers are pouring roughly $24 billion into each year.Would you be surprised to learn the answer is ...