Annuity sales are back! Or are they?
By Bcoffin, BcoffinSecond quarter annuity sales in the U.S. have hit record highs, according to a report issued earlier this week by the Insured Retirement Institute, the ...
August 16, 2010
Mercer: Pension Clarity Could Boost Annuity Sales (Corrected)If U.S. pension accounting rules were more honest, many sponsors would replace their current plans with group annuities.
August 06, 2010
Rule 151A is Over - Now What?After a long battle, indexed annuities have secured their fixed insurance status of thanks to two final actions. But what have we learned?
August 06, 2010
Rule 151A is Over - Now What?After a long battle, indexed annuities have secured their fixed insurance status of thanks to two final actions. But what have we learned?
August 04, 2010
Bank Annuity Sales RiseStrong demand for variable annuities helped lead to a 6% overall increase in sales of annuities in banks in May.
August 04, 2010
Bank Annuity Sales RiseStrong demand for variable annuities helped lead to a 6% overall increase in sales of annuities in banks in May.
August 04, 2010
Annuity Facts: How Suitability Has Changed the FIA MarketIn Jan. 2009, the SEC tried to pass Rule 151A, a regulation that would classify indexed annuities as securities. In July 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit blocked the SEC from implementing 151A.
August 03, 2010
Annuity Facts: How Suitability Has Changed the FIA MarketIn Jan. 2009, the SEC tried to pass Rule 151A, a regulation that would classify indexed annuities as securities. In July 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit blocked the SEC from implementing 151A.