The GMWD: Newest VA Benefit Twist
By Nancy M. KenneallyAfter two years of depressed sales, variable annuity gross sales have rebounded in 2003.Year-to-date variable annuity sales totaled $63.3 billion through June 2003, according to ...
October 02, 2003
GAMA Names Five-Member Leadership TeamGAMA Names Five-Member Leadership Team GAMA International, Falls Church, Va., has named five executives to its new leadership team.The team members will be Conkling Buckley, ...
October 02, 2003
GAO Report Charts State Health Insurance MandatesNU Online News Service, Oct. 2, 2003, 5:43 p.m. EDT -- Forty-seven states impose some kind of restrictions on small group health insurance rates, ...
October 02, 2003
California Limits Health Risk Pool ParticipationCalifornia Limits Health Risk Pool ParticipationCalifornia is putting new limits on participation in its Major Risk Medical Insurance Program, the states insurance pool for residents ...
October 02, 2003
Regulators Tackle VA ReservingByChicago Regulators are looking for short-term as well as long-term solutions for reserving for variable annuities.The long-term solution is on track to be considered by ...
October 02, 2003
Columbus Life Introduces Explorer II UL PolicyNU Online News Service, Oct. 2, 2003, 4:32 p.m. EDT -- Columbus Life Insurance Company, Cincinnati, has introduced the Explorer II Universal Life policy, ...
October 02, 2003
Safeco And Fortis To Shed 'Non-Core' BusinessesSafeco And Fortis To Shed Non-Core Businesses ByRecent announcements from Safeco Corp. that it is selling its life and investment business unit and from Fortis, ...
October 02, 2003
Inflation And Retirement Income: SPIAs Can HelpInflation And Retirement Income: SPIAs Can HelpAccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), the common measure ...