Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
GM Shares Fall After It Unveils Pension Changes
By Associated PressAnalysts say the move does not go far enough in cutting the automakers pension liabilities.
June 01, 2012
What if Aviva USA were sold?Talk of a possible sale of Aviva USA gives advisors an opportunity to review retirement plans with the clients.
June 01, 2012
Caveats to Weigh When Evaluating the CDAMy feature on contingent deferred annuities portrays a generally positive future for these newfangled insurance products, one that could yield a significant revenue stream for fee-based investment advisors. Financial professionals would be wise, however, to consider some caveats before investing much time and resources in this nascent market.
June 01, 2012
The Benefits of a Multi-taskerYour clients can obtain more value and avoid annual premium increases with asset-based LTCI.
June 01, 2012
Hit the GasThe recent debate among state insurance commissioners as to the regulatory status of contingent deferred annuities has focused advisors attention on new solutions that, if demand takes off, could significantly boost the market for insurance products in the retirement income planning space.
June 01, 2012
FSOC Examines Volcker Rule, JPMorgan Losses; Provides SIFI-Label Protest ProceduresNonbank financial institutions insurers and financial market utilities (FMU), that want to argue their case before the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) if they receive a systemically important financial institution (SIFI) recommendation now have in place the framework for specific hearing procedures.