Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Annuity Issuers Eye Dodd-Frank Act
By Katharine RoseThe Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act could increase the cost of the derivatives that insurers use in annuity programs, an executive says.
August 04, 2010
Bank Annuity Sales RiseStrong demand for variable annuities helped lead to a 6% overall increase in sales of annuities in banks in May.
August 04, 2010
Annuity Issuers Eye Dodd-Frank ActThe Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act could increase the cost of the derivatives that insurers use in annuity programs, an executive says.
August 04, 2010
Annuity Facts: How Suitability Has Changed the FIA MarketIn Jan. 2009, the SEC tried to pass Rule 151A, a regulation that would classify indexed annuities as securities. In July 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit blocked the SEC from implementing 151A.
August 04, 2010
How to Take the Confusion Out of Annuity Splitting - and the Fear Out of 65Clients nearing retirement age wake up at 3 a.m. with just one thought kicking around in their heads - reliability of income (ROI).
August 04, 2010
Boomers More Afraid of Being Poor than DyingDying is scary. There are no first-hand accounts to find out what its like, and no one can talk you through their personal experience of ...
August 03, 2010
Labor to Fill 5 Advisory Council SeatsThe U.S. Labor Department is seeking candidates for 5 seats on the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans.
August 03, 2010
Labor to Fill 5 Advisory Council SeatsThe U.S. Labor Department is seeking candidates for 5 seats on the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans.