Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
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By Maria WoodAs the stock market dips and dives in a capricious fashion, seniors seek the security products like annuities and life insurance can give them.
November 09, 2011
Beware the Pitch for Indexed Annuities (Reuters)Indexed annuities serve a valuable investing purpose, bridging the gap between high-risk, potentially high-return market investments and low-yielding certificate of deposits. But despite this upside, the products have plenty of critics.
November 09, 2011
Winter Approaches - And We Think about VolatilityIf you can stand it, the market - at least based on history - could do well until May (the saying in New York used to be, "go away in May").
November 08, 2011
Primerica Reps to Distribute Lincoln Financial Indexed AnnuitiesLincoln Financial Group got a big boost to its annuity distribution channel Monday when it announced that 82,000 Primerica reps will now have access to Lincoln's fixed indexed annuity products.
November 08, 2011
Taking Bird in Hand is Tempting with Market Bushes So Thorny (Wall Street Journal)As the stock market gets increasingly choppy and difficult to navigate, older investors take flight to products like variable annuities that offer guaranteed income.
November 08, 2011
Schapiro Wants to See Money Market ReformsMary L.Schapiro, spoke at SIMFA's annual conference about how and why the money market funds should be reformed
November 07, 2011
Annuity Advisors: Business Efficiency is KeyFor Senior Market Advisors 2011 Advisor of the Year Jim Brogan, business efficiency is everything to making his practice run smoothly.
November 07, 2011
State Life Launches Annuity with LTC BenefitsState Lifes new Annuity Care III product allows policyholders access to the cash value of the annuity for long-term care expenses.