Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
The troubled state of ethics in our industry
By Russ McalmondIt seems there is a new article in the financial press every day about a breakdown in ethics that leads to disciplinary action by one government agency or another.
September 27, 2010
H.R. 5297: Partial Annuitization Provision to Take Effect Jan. 1, 2011President Obama today signed H.R. 5297, the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 bill, into law.
September 27, 2010
Ameriprise: Life is Longer Than They ThinkRetirees are about as inaccurate as older active workers when it comes to estimating how long their retirement years are likely to last.
September 27, 2010
Ebix to Expand in BrazilEbix Inc. has agreed to acquire USIX Technologies Inc., a South American insurance exchange company.
September 27, 2010
Ameriprise: Life is Longer Than They ThinkRetirees are about as inaccurate as older active workers when it comes to estimating how long their retirement years are likely to last.
September 26, 2010
H.R. 5297: Partial Annuitization Provision to Take Effect Jan. 1, 2011President Obama today signed H.R. 5297, the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 bill, into law.
September 24, 2010
Dodd-Frank: Aguilar Calls for Unified StandardsPension fund managers and other "sophisticated investors" may need the protection of a fiduciary standard as much as the little guys, Luis Aguilar says.
September 23, 2010
H.R. 5297: Partial Annuitization Measure to Go to ObamaMembers of the House today voted 237-187 to approve H.R. 5297, a bill that includes a provision that could make it easier for annuity holders to annuitize a portion of the assets held in a contract.