Annuities
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Survey: Half of Low-Income Households Feel Financially Prepared
By Staff WriterOnly half of individuals living in households that earn less than $50,000 per year say they feel financially prepared for the future.
July 13, 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 13, 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 13, 2010
Court Vacates SEC's Rule 151AInsurance industry opponents celebrate as federal appeals court vacates SEC Rule 151A, seeking to classify indexed annuities as securities rather than insurance products.
July 13, 2010
Court Vacates SEC's Rule 151AInsurance industry opponents celebrate as federal appeals court vacates SEC Rule 151A, seeking to classify indexed annuities as securities rather than insurance products.
July 13, 2010
H.R. 4173: A National Underwriter Guide to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ActCongress is poised to start a transformation of the U.S. financial services sector by passing the H.R. 4173 conference report.
July 13, 2010
The Battle of Rule 151A: The Indexed Annuity Community Takes on the SECThe fight over regulation of indexed annuities may be one of the most ferocious National Underwriter Life & Health has covered in recent years.
July 12, 2010
The Coming Crisis in AgingWith so many Americans approaching retirement age, considerable attention is being focused on how they can invest their assets to last through their lifetimes.