Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
A closer look at the Medicaid SPIA marketplace
By Mark MacGillivrayChanges to state Medicaid laws have actually made appropriate Medicaid SPIA planning acceptable.
September 21, 2012
Innovator or fraudster?In the world of insurance, innovation is rewarded richly...but only to a point. Then it gets punished.
September 21, 2012
Innovator or fraudster?In the world of insurance, innovation is rewarded richly...but only to a point. Then it gets punished.
September 20, 2012
Death takes a policy: How a lawyer exploited the fine print and found himself facing Federal chargesSociety has long frowned on certain behaviors. Taking out an insurance policy on a friend or neighbor and killing them? Not acceptable. Taking out a life insurance policy that gambles your neighbor will die soon, even without your help, also crosses the line.
September 19, 2012
Moody's: LTCI could have miserable companyThe same low rates that hurt long-term care insurance hurt other lines, too, analysts say.
September 19, 2012
6 steps to a retirement planYour role as an advisor means finding out what is important to your clients and planning with that in mind.
September 19, 2012
Celent study: Steady growth for annuity sales in coming yearsAnnuity sales will top $360 billion by 2014, according to a new report.
September 19, 2012
Celent study: Steady growth for annuity sales in coming yearsAnnuity sales will top $360 billion by 2014, according to a new report.