Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
10 surefire annuity sales strategies
By David PortAnnuities can be a tricky product to sell. By using these producer-tested methods, advisors will see their annuity business soar.
January 17, 2013
Finke study warns: 4% retirement rule is dead, long live annuitiesThe study by Michael Finke, Wade Pfau and David Blanchett argues that advisors make a grave mistake in basing their clients retirement plans on historical returns that may be an anomaly.
January 17, 2013
Financial security provided by income annuities questionedAdvisors recommend income annuities but they may not always improve financial security in retirement.
January 17, 2013
Financial security provided by income annuities questionedAdvisors recommend income annuities but they may not always improve financial security in retirement.
January 17, 2013
Business CEOs call for raising retirement ageThe Business Roundtables plan would protect those 55 and older from cuts, but younger workers would face significant changes.
January 16, 2013
22 business planning questions for 2013Now is a great time for reflection as well as planning.
January 16, 2013
11 more life & health logos we likeSome are straightforward, some highly wrought, but each of these ambitious logos does a brilliant job of communicating company culture and ethos.
January 16, 2013
Ghost of 151A laid to rest in IllinoisThe general counsel for Fidelity & Guaranty Life explains why the insurer was concerned the state was going to classify fixed indexed annuities as securities.