Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Stand-Alone Living Benefits–Guaranteeing Lifetime Income Without an Annuity
By William H. Byrnes, Robert BloinkA product that can fill a need when clients are wary of annuities.
February 10, 2012
New Database Aids in Broker SearchJudy Diamond Associates, a retirement plan data publisher and a division of AdvisorOnes parent company, Summit Business Media, announced Monday the launch of a retooled database that lists top retirement plan brokers.
February 10, 2012
Prudential Financial Posts 30% Earnings Rise in 2011Prudential Financial, Newark, N.J. (NYSE: PRU), recorded net income for its financial services business of $3.5 billion for the year ended December 31. The figure is up from $2.7 billion in net income for 2010.
February 10, 2012
Bank of England Boosts Quantitative Easing ProgramCritics say the move shrinks the value of annuities and pensions.
February 09, 2012
What We’re Reading: On Obamacare, Romneycare, Medicare & MoreA selection of our favorite stories from the past week, by the reporters and editors of LifeHealthPro.com
February 09, 2012
What Happens If Your Insurance Company Fails? (CBS MoneyWatch)What happens when an insurance company fails? This is one question it's important to know the answer to if you're considering the purchase of an immediate annuity to generate retirement income.
February 09, 2012
CDAs Are Hybrids of an Annuity, Financial Guarantee Product, says NAIC SubgroupThey are neither fish nor fowl, according to the Contingent Deferred Annuity (A) Subgroup chair's remarks on a conference call with industry Thursday.
February 09, 2012
BoE Boosts QEThe Bank of England has injected another 50 billion pounds ($66.271 billion) into the British economy as it extended its quantitative easing (QE) program. Its monetary policy committee also opted to maintain its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.5%.