Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
The Extraordinary Plight of Glenn Neasham
By Daniel WilliamsWith Linsanity, TebowMania and March Madness hogging the headlines, we see the world of sports going bonkers, but is the annuity world taking on its own brand of hysteria?
March 22, 2012
Of the Farmer Who May Decide Health Reform, the Trials of the 1% and Shortened Sales Cycles: What We’re ReadingA selection of our favorite stories from the past week, by the reporters and editors of LifeHealthPro.com
March 21, 2012
The Hartford Exiting Life, Annuity Business, Exploring Sale of BD WoodburyThe Hartford says it plans to concentrate on its mutual fund and property and casualty operations.
March 21, 2012
Sterne Agee Rate Hartford Financial Services as "Buy"Analysts at Sterne Agee feel the organizational changes announced today by The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., (HFSG) (NYSE: HIG) should lead to improved valuation and in a flash note that went out this morning, they gave it a rating of Buy.
March 21, 2012
Fitch Affirms Hartford's Ratings Following Strategic AnnouncementFitch affirms its ratings for the Hartford and its primary life and P&C subsidiaries, following The Hartford's announcement that it will leave the U.S. annuity market and likely divest itself of remaining life/retirement businesses.
March 21, 2012
S&P Downgrades The Hartford's Life SubsidiariesFollowing The Hartford's likely divestiture of its individual life and retirement businesses, S&P is downgrading Hartford Life and its subsidiaries, while affirming ratings on the holding company.
March 21, 2012
Glenn Neasham Case: Will Advisors Now Need to Assess Clients for Dementia?The conviction of a California insurance agent may put greater emphasis on evaluating a seniors cognitive capacity before an annuity is sold.
March 21, 2012
Moody's Upgrades Hartford Life and Annuity from Negative to StableFollowing news that The Hartford will place its U.S. annuity business into runoff, Moody's has improved the outlook for Hartford Life and Annuity, as well as affirmed a stable outlook on the parent company.