Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
The Coming Crisis in Aging
By Trevor ThomasWith so many Americans approaching retirement age, considerable attention is being focused on how they can invest their assets to last through their lifetimes.
July 12, 2010
Appeals Court Vacates Rule 151AA federal appeals court has sided with agents and others who want the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to classify indexed annuities as insurance products rather than as securities.
July 12, 2010
Centenarian Longevity Dip: Fact or Glitch?The National Center for Health Statistics has published a new set of life expectancy tables.
July 12, 2010
H.R. 4173: Snowe Is InNew England apparently has given Senate Democrats the Republican votes they need to get H.R. 4173, the financial services bill, to the floor.
July 12, 2010
Centenarian Longevity Dip: Fact or Glitch?The National Center for Health Statistics has published a new set of life expectancy tables.
July 12, 2010
Survey: Half of Low-Income Households Feel Financially PreparedOnly half of individuals living in households that earn less than $50,000 per year say they feel financially prepared for the future.
July 12, 2010
Appeals Court Vacates Rule 151AA federal appeals court has sided with agents and others who want the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to classify indexed annuities as insurance products rather than as securities.
July 12, 2010
A House DividedAs last-minute Congressional negotiations on the financial reform bill seem to make Rule 151A a non-issue, the annuity industry has to pull back from this potentially explosive issue.