Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
GLWBs: The advisor conundrum, part 2
By Garth Bernard, Andrew RobertsonWith boomers poised to leave the workforce en masse, financial services companies have inundated the market with income riders for annuities.
February 14, 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 13, 2011
Psst, advisors! Your 'secret' marketing opportunityPsst, can you keep a secret? If so, you may be one of the few people left who can. An advisor who can lock down a client's data (both hard and soft) is an advisor who can be trusted.
February 11, 2011
Personnel Changes: Symetra, The Marketing Alliance, Evolution, Health Plan OneSymetra Life Insurance Company has hired John Richter to be vice president of national accounts.
February 10, 2011
Retirement Data: Insurance Ignorance; Disappearing SavingsFew Americans think of annuities or life insurance as tools for reducing taxes, according to Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.
February 10, 2011
Personnel Changes: Symetra, The Marketing Alliance, Evolution, Health Plan OneSymetra Life Insurance Company has hired John Richter to be vice president of national accounts.
February 09, 2011
Retirement Data: Insurance Ignorance; Disappearing SavingsFew Americans think of annuities or life insurance as tools for reducing taxes, according to Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.
February 08, 2011
New York: Explain Effects of Excess Annuity GMWB WithdrawalsNew York state insurers must warn users of annuity guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits of the possible effects of excess withdrawals on future access to withdrawals.