Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Deaths, Births Both Fall
By staff WriterU.S. residents were less likely to be born or to die during the 12-month period that ended in October 2009 than they were during the previous 12-month period.
July 14, 2010
Appeals Court Throws Out Annuity Patent VerdictA 3-judge panel at the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court's variable annuity administration method patent case decision.
July 14, 2010
H.R. 4173: Harry Reid Starts the Cloture ClockH.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is now officially on its way to the Senate floor.
July 14, 2010
Witnesses: Accept No Substitutes for Social SecurityPrivate companies are not really set up to provide the kind of long-term financial protection that Social Security programs provide, speakers said today at a hearing on Capitol Hill.
July 14, 2010
Appeals Court Throws Out Annuity Patent VerdictA 3-judge panel at the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court's variable annuity administration method patent case decision.
July 14, 2010
Cerulli Sees Plan "Investment Only" Market GrowingMoney managers still have room to increase their share of the U.S. private defined contribution retirement plan "investment only" market, a research firm says.
July 14, 2010
SEC Rule 151A: Industry deserves credit for challenging a misguided threatHopefully you've heard by now that a federal appeals court on Monday vacated SEC Rule 151A, effectively putting an end to a couple of intense years of worry among the indexed annuity marketing community.
July 14, 2010
H.R. 4173: Senate Votes 60-39 to Pass Dodd-Frank BillThe Senate today passed and sent to President Obama historic legislation that would make the most sweeping changes to financial services regulation since the Great Depression.