Annuities
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Solis Promotes Lifetime Income Initiatives
By Allison BellU.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis says she would like to support bipartisan efforts to help workers convert retirement savings into retirement income streams.
February 17, 2011
LIMRA: VAs SizzledStrong variable annuity sales helped push total U.S. individual annuity sales higher in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to LIMRA.
February 17, 2011
MetLife, Allianz Develop Saver TaxonomiesTwo studies by different life insurance companies come to strikingly similar conclusions about diverse views on retirement of older Americans.
February 17, 2011
Variable Annuity Sales Up in Q4 2010: LIMRALIMRA announced Wednesday that variable annuity sales for the fourth quarter improved 17% over the same period one year ago to reach $38.5 billion.
February 16, 2011
Kehrer-LIMRA Optimistic About Bank Annuity SalesRising sales of variable annuities could make 2011 a better year for annuity sales in banks, according to Kehrer-LIMRA.
February 15, 2011
Kehrer-LIMRA Optimistic About Bank Annuity SalesRising sales of variable annuities could make 2011 a better year for annuity sales in banks, according to Kehrer-LIMRA.
February 15, 2011
Analysts: Obama Budget Not That Bad for Life InsurersIf the life insurance revenue raisers in the Obama administration's 2012 budget proposal somehow become law, they may have only a small effect on company profits, securities analysts predict.
February 15, 2011
Annuity Specialist Strategies for 2011 and BeyondAs we enter an era of retirement planning aptly dubbed "The New Normal," producers are preparing to work with clients who have weathered the past few years conservatively and with a great deal of caution.