Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
The rogue tables are turned
By Harry LewA California man was arrested for holding a New York-based life insurer at virtual gunpoint.
April 29, 2010
Suitability: The Rules Are ChangingIt used to be that the rules governing when an annuity recommendation was considered "suitable" depended upon whether the annuity in question was a variable contract.
April 29, 2010
11 Ways To Spruce Up FA RatesThe motto for the real estate world might be "location, location, location," but for fixed annuities, it's "rate, rate, rate."
April 29, 2010
Why Index Annuity Sales Are Turning HeadsThe close of 2009 was particularly challenging in terms of forecasting index annuity sales.
April 29, 2010
What Is A Deferred Income Annuity?A deferred income annuity, or DIA, is a newer type of annuity that is essentially cross between a single premium immediate annuity and a single premium deferred annuity.
April 29, 2010
How To Benefit From A True Advisor ModelBack in 2006, if you told a financial services professional the market was going to take a tumble and the fallout would be a loss of consumer confidence in the industry, you probably would have been laughed at.
April 28, 2010
Why Index Annuity Sales Are Turning HeadsThe close of 2009 was particularly challenging in terms of forecasting index annuity sales.
April 28, 2010
Vermont, Insurer In Accord On Annuity SalesThe Vermont Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration has approved a settlement agreement that resolves an investigation involving suitability of indexed annuity sales.