Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
SEC: Take Care When Saying Who Should Own a Product
By Allison BellThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants investment companies to think harder when suggesting whether a particular product is appropriate for a particular type of customer.
June 18, 2010
H.R. 4173: Harkin Moves Ball On AnnuitiesMembers of the conference committee responsible for reconciling the House and Senate versions of H.R. 4173 have been looking at the indexed annuity jurisdiction issue.
June 17, 2010
Annuity Guarantee Filings Can Now Speed UpThe Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission says insurers now can file annuities with guaranteed benefits through the commission's speed-to-market process.
June 17, 2010
Annuity Guarantee Filings Can Now Speed UpThe Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission says insurers now can file annuities with guaranteed benefits through the commission's speed-to-market process.
June 17, 2010
Grassley: Act Fast on Estate TaxA high-ranking Republican is asking Democratic congressional leaders to act quickly to reinstitute the federal estate tax.
June 17, 2010
EBSA Official: We Won't Take Over Retirement PlansThe head of an agency of the U.S. Labor Department promised Wednesday that the department has no interest in using annuitization as an excuse to help itself to private retirement savings.
June 17, 2010
Boomer Surveys: Allianz, MetLifeTypical baby boomer workers have no idea how much they need to save to generate the amount of income they would like to collect when they retire.
June 17, 2010
Grassley: Act Fast on Estate TaxA high-ranking Republican is asking Democratic congressional leaders to act quickly to reinstitute the federal estate tax.