Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Did the recent changes in Medicare Advantage options prompt you to switch plans?
By Staff WriterNo. I'm going to stay put for a while longer.
January 01, 2011
Annuities have been through this before"The possibility of maintaining the annuity business depends chiefly upon future interest earnings. Until this time most of the companies have apparently been able to earn a higher rate of interest,"
January 01, 2011
Transamerica Principium IIAs insurance companies continue de-risking their annuity products, by effectively reducing guarantees, only a handful of companies marketing guaranteed…
December 31, 2010
Annuity business: Fire and iceIndexed annuities are hot. Traditional fixed annuities are not.
December 31, 2010
Annuities have been through this before"The possibility of maintaining the annuity business depends chiefly upon future interest earnings. Until this time most of the companies have apparently been able to earn a higher rate of interest,"
December 30, 2010
Advisors weigh in on pending regulatory changesAs advisors begin planning for 2011, one potential hurdle to cross is any new compliance demands that could cross their desk in the coming year. TD Ameritrade Inc. surveyed 400 advisors earlier this quarter to gauge their thoughts on industry regulations.
December 30, 2010
Planning your ethical flight for 2011Want to fly high in financial services? Then jettison old thinking. First, success isn't about the money. It's about the value you deliver to clients.
December 30, 2010
Misdeeds and mistletoeA Chicago accountant will be spending the next 23 years behind bars for perpetrating a Ponzi scheme on hundreds of working-class Italian-Americans.