Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Guaranteed income will lead annuity industry in 2013
By Danielle AndrusTheres no greater time to be offering guaranteed income products, Doug Dubitsky, vice president of product management and development for Guardian Life Insurance, told AdvisorOne on Monday.
November 27, 2012
LIMRA study: fewer pre-retirees feel prepared for retirement than in 2010Only one in four of the 33 million U.S. pre-retirees say they feel very prepared for retirement, compared to 30 percent of pre-retirees surveyed in 2010, according to a new study by LIMRA.
November 27, 2012
An annuity good for consumers…and carriersFeatures available on todays fixed indexed annuities can give consumers the growth and safety they crave while allowing insurers to survive a low interest rate environment.
November 27, 2012
Long-term care as a component of financial planningHelp your clients plan now for the care they will likely need in the future.
November 27, 2012
An annuity good for consumers…and carriersFeatures available on todays fixed indexed annuities can give consumers the growth and safety they crave while allowing insurers to survive a low interest rate environment.
November 26, 2012
3 more social-media ailments (and their cures)Trouble in cyberspace? Heres your prescription for overcoming it.
November 26, 2012
Bankers Life and Casualty hit with $3.2 million fine by several statesA review found that the insurer did not follow through on recommendations made to it back in 2007 regarding its annuity, life insurance and LTC businesses.
November 26, 2012
Elisse Walter chosen to lead SECPresident Barack Obama has chosen Elisse Walter, one of five members of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to lead the agency after Chairman Mary Schapiro leaves next month.