Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Moody's: VA Writers Still at Risk
By Warren S. HerschLife insurers are being more careful about taking on variable annuity risk, but the generous guarantees they sold in the past remain a threat, a rating agency says.
July 26, 2010
Compact Team Eyes Indexed-Linked FeaturesProviding an annuity crediting feature through an insurance company's general account is different from providing the same type of feature through a separate account.
July 26, 2010
Rater: Indexed Annuity Ruling Will StickThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is unlikely to return to the indexed annuity issue within the next 18 months.
July 26, 2010
NCOIL Advances Life Settlement Disclosure ModelA group of state lawmakers is proposing imposing a requirement on life insurers to tell policy owners that life settlements are an alternative to surrendering their policies.
July 26, 2010
Rater: Indexed Annuity Ruling Will StickThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is unlikely to return to the indexed annuity issue within the next 18 months.
July 26, 2010
Dodd-Frank: SEC Issues Call for CommentsThe U.S. Securities and Exchange has set up a Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act comment submission process.
July 26, 2010
The MinutemenEric Marhoun can still remember the moment when his summer vacation fell apart in 2008.
July 25, 2010
NCOIL Advances Life Settlement Disclosure ModelA group of state lawmakers is proposing imposing a requirement on life insurers to tell policy owners that life settlements are an alternative to surrendering their policies.