Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
New York producers face new compensation disclosure
By National Ethics BureauThink you've got too many consumer disclosures to deal with?
April 01, 2010
My clients are concerned about the long-term safety of the institutions backing EIAs. What can I do to calm their nerves?Insurance companies have an exceptional record of protection.
April 01, 2010
Playing hard to get can get you salesA cultivated air of exclusivity may help draw more clients your way.
April 01, 2010
An era of annuity innovationAnnuity structures have shifted in response to an embattled economy. A new era of simplified products with restructured benefits
April 01, 2010
Annuity Sales IncreaseTwo reports released in late February by the Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) found that the sales of both fixed and variable annuities continued to recover...
April 01, 2010
The Accidental WholesalerNo one dreams of becoming a wholesaler one day. Not even Jerry Padilla, who happens to be a very good one. Grueling, humbling, sometimes thankless...
March 31, 2010
Financial advisors name their favorite productsIt is amazing to me that there is no mention of annuities of any kind in the list of possible investments.
March 31, 2010
Fiduciary standardsBig surprise. Senator Dodd caved in to what I imagine was great political pressure and most of us won't become fiduciaries, at least for a time.