Annuities
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Unclaimed Property: New York Requires Use of Death Master File
By Allison BellNew York state insurance regulators are ordering life insurers to use the Social Security Death Master File to locate insureds who may have died and report on the effectiveness of the search.
July 05, 2011
America's new retirement: Risk traded for guaranteesA new research paper that finds Americans' retirement plans are a lot more "guarantee"-focused and a lot less risk- and rate of return-focused.
July 05, 2011
IRS Changes Annuity Partial Exchange RulesThe Internal Revenue Service has changed the rules governing partial exchanges of annuity contracts.
July 05, 2011
A New Era for the Fee-Based MarketThere has been a lot of buzz lately about annuities, and rightly so.
July 05, 2011
IRS Changes Annuity Partial Exchange RulesThe Internal Revenue Service has changed the rules governing partial exchanges of annuity contracts.
July 05, 2011
EBSA Sides with FiduciariesThe Employee Benefits Security Administration has posted two documents that could help some individuals and companies serving as retirement plan fiduciaries.
July 05, 2011
GAO Retirement Advice: Delay Social Security, Buy AnnuitiesIn what could be a boon to the annuity industry, a report released Friday by the Government Accountability Office said that delaying Social Security and purchasing an annuity may the only way to ensure solvency in retirement.
July 04, 2011
Unclaimed Property: New York Requires Use of Death Master FileNew York state insurance regulators are ordering life insurers to use the Social Security Death Master File to locate insureds who may have died and report on the effectiveness of the search.