Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Lincoln Benefit Offers New Deferred Annuities
By Staff WriterAn Allstate Company subsidiary has launched 2 new deferred annuities.[@@]Lincoln Benefit Life Insurance Co., Northbrook, Ill., says its new SureHorizon II and SureHorizon Choice ...
September 18, 2005
Lack Of Liquidity Can Kill SuitabilityUnsuitable annuity sales and sales practices have been big news this year, along with Congressional hearings and various proposed standards to address suitability issues.
September 17, 2005
Lack Of Liquidity Can Kill SuitabilityUnsuitable annuity sales and sales practices have been big news this year, along with Congressional hearings and various proposed standards to address suitability issues.
September 15, 2005
Eecutive To Lead Sun Life Financial Distribution UnitIndependent Financial Marketing Group Inc. has hired Michael Weiss to be president.[@@]Independent Financial, Purchase, N.Y., a company that distributes insurance and financial products through ...
September 14, 2005
Give Annuity Customers A Fair Shake, Advisors SayLas Vegas"Annuity customers want a fair shake, not a shakedown," said Michael J. Cajthaml, a general practitioner and president of McHenry County Investment Services, ...
September 14, 2005
The EIA Brouhaha: Whats Net?The industry feels the NASD's Notice to Members has several misrepresentationsLas Vegas"You are primarily the producers of the product, not the manufacturer, so it ...
September 08, 2005
NASD May Charge MetLifeThe National Association of Securities Dealers may charge MetLife Inc. with violations of NASD rules, MetLife says.[@@]MetLife, New York, itself reported concerns about possible ...
September 07, 2005
VA Riders: Alphabet Soup Or Mulligan Stew?The features that probably are seeing the fastest growth in life insurance product development are the new variable annuity riders--the GMDBs, GMIBs, GMWBs and ...