Brokers fear annuity ignorance
By Staff WriterA third of financial advisers surveyed in February believe that insurers do not understand the risks posed by their own guaranteed-minimum variable annuities and many are worried about it, the Wall Street Journal reports.
April 17, 2009
Stay in the VA frayRecent sales figures don't lie -- variable annuities are a tougher sell today than they were a year or two ago (for obvious reasons.) Here's...
April 16, 2009
Insurers ditch actively managed fundsInsurers aren't just getting mad, they're getting even. Performance guarantees attached to variable annuities forced them to take a hit when the stock market started...
April 15, 2009
Financial advisors are losing faith in insurersFinancial advisors are losing faith in insurers. That's what a survey of Merrill Lynch advisors found, the Wall Street Journal reports. According to the survey, conducted...
April 07, 2009
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April 06, 2009
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April 01, 2009
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March 31, 2009
The Trends Issue: Playing it safeClients find new protection with traditional fixed annuities and variable annuity living benefits.