Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
The Real Benefits of Market History Knowledge
By Michael HamInvestment strategies and consumer expectations are changing and an index annuity may no longer be the answer.
January 05, 2012
What Always Goes Up in a Down Market?For a safe haven and respite to wait out this bipolar bear market, what trumps the peace of mind of a conservative, but well-diversified, portfolio?
January 05, 2012
What Always Goes Up in a Down Market?For a safe haven and respite to wait out this bipolar bear market, what trumps the peace of mind of a conservative, but well-diversified, portfolio?
January 05, 2012
Harnessing the Power of PresentationsAdvisors who really hone their skills as presenters are reaping the rewards.
January 05, 2012
Could Variable Annuities Save Social Security? (SmartMoney)Jerome Golden, widely known as the father of the variable annuity with living benefits, has an ambitious new idea to solve the Social Security dilemma: make the system more flexible.
January 05, 2012
Sammons Preps Launch of Variable AnnuityNot everyone is leaving the VA business. Sammons Retirement Solutions plans to offer a variable annuity that touts the tax deferral benefits of the product.
January 05, 2012
Sammons Preps Launch of Variable AnnuityNot everyone is leaving the VA business. Sammons Retirement Solutions plans to offer a variable annuity that touts the tax deferral benefits of the product.
January 04, 2012
State vs. Federal, Round ThreeFollowing a FIO conference on the nature of insurance regulation, and news of legislation aiming to strip federal offices of their power to regulate insurers, the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) said on December 14 that progress has been slow in making the state regulatory system uniform across all...