Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Cerulli's Plotnich Joins Insured Retirement Institute
By Melanie WaddellFormer director at Cerulli Associates, Lisa Plotnick, joins IRI to boost annuity, insurance-related research
January 09, 2011
Annuity producer evolution or extinction: 5 tipsThe index annuity sales model for the last decade was to offer consumers the hope of earning a much higher return than they could get from CDs. That model is dying.
January 09, 2011
Annuity producer evolution or extinction: 5 tipsThe index annuity sales model for the last decade was to offer consumers the hope of earning a much higher return than they could get from CDs. That model is dying.
January 08, 2011
Signature guidelines: Pen strokes for smart peopleLiterally, everything you do in financial services hinges on the validity of the signatures you ask your clients to make--and the ones you make yourself.
January 07, 2011
Kehrer-LIMRA: Banks Sell More Variable AnnuitiesBanks are reporting a drop in fixed annuity sales - and an increase in variable annuity sales - for November 2010.
January 07, 2011
SOA: Many Not Ready for RetirementOnly about half of Americans ages 45 to 70 say they have plans for protecting themselves against the risk of outliving their assets.
January 07, 2011
SOA: Many Not Ready for RetirementOnly about half of Americans ages 45 to 70 say they have plans for protecting themselves against the risk of outliving their assets.
January 06, 2011
Genworth Drops Variable AnnuitiesGenworth Financial Inc. says it is discontinuing new sales of retail variable annuities and group variable annuities.