Annuities
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Utah Regulators Issue Surrender Charge Bulletin
By staff WriterThe Utah Insurance Department has put out a bulletin giving its views on individual annuity surrender charges.
May 04, 2011
LEPr Develops Life Expectancy Estimation StandardsLife Expectancy Providers, a group for companies in the longevity forecasting field, has released the first version of a best practices document.
May 04, 2011
Treasury Panel: Maybe Public Plans Need New ProductsA U.S. Treasury Department advisory committee is wondering whether the department could come up with new types of financial instruments that could help pension managers do a better job of handling plan obligations.
May 04, 2011
Charitable Gift Annuities: Due Diligence for AdvisorsCharitable gift annuities (CGAs) are a type of planned gift that, by contract, are supposed to pay fixed income for life.
May 04, 2011
Allianz Expands Distribution, Support for Variable AnnuityAllianz announced Monday that it is partnering with seven broker-dealers to offer its Retirement Pro variable annuity.
May 04, 2011
Q1 2011 Earnings: Genworth Profits Fall 54%; Mortgage Losses a FactorGenworth Financial Inc. disappointed analysts with Q1 2011 earnings per share of $0.17 versus expectations for EPS of $0.21, partly due to mortgage losses.
May 03, 2011
Charitable Gift Annuities: Due Diligence for AdvisorsCharitable gift annuities (CGAs) are a type of planned gift that, by contract, are supposed to pay fixed income for life.
May 03, 2011
Treasury Panel: Maybe Public Plans Need New ProductsA U.S. Treasury Department advisory committee is wondering whether the department could come up with new types of financial instruments that could help pension managers do a better job of handling plan obligations.