Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Jackson National Extending VA Strategy
By staff WriterJackson National Life Insurance Company says it will be building more flexibility into some new variable annuity guarantee options.
October 11, 2010
The one-two punch: Annuity cross-sellingLike a chess player who's always thinking several moves ahead or a boxer who's ready with a one-two punch combination, savvy advisors know it pays to be alert to suitable cross-selling opportunities involving annuities.
October 07, 2010
New Jersey, New York Moving Ahead with Designations ModelNew Jersey and New York have started implementing a National Association of Insurance Commissioners model that will affect the designations producers use.
October 07, 2010
IASB: Finnegan Defends Margin-Based ReportingFinancial reports created using proposed international accounting standards may look strange at first, but they give clear information about how insurance contracts are really doing, Patrick Finnegan says.
October 07, 2010
Sales of Annuities at Banks 10% Higher in Q2, but Down for YearBanks' annuity fee income rose 10% in the second quarter, but that income is nevertheless down 7.8% for the first half of the year because first-quarter annuity sales were so weak, according to a report released Thursday.
October 06, 2010
The Rich Got PoorerThe percentage of total individual income going to the top earners shrank dramatically in 2008, according to the Tax Foundation.
October 06, 2010
IASB: Finnegan Defends Margin-Based ReportingFinancial reports created using proposed international accounting standards may look strange at first, but they give clear information about how insurance contracts are really doing, Patrick Finnegan says.
October 06, 2010
New Jersey, New York Moving Ahead with Designations ModelNew Jersey and New York have started implementing a National Association of Insurance Commissioners model that will affect the designations producers use.