Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Banks Annuity Sales Plunge
By Trevor ThomasAnnuity sales in banks have gotten off to a poor start this year, according to Kehrer-LIMRA.
March 29, 2010
NAIC Acts On Annuity Suitability, Contract ResalesThe National Association of Insurance Commission has revised an annuity consumer protection model and announced plans to hold hearings on the growing secondary market for annuities.
March 29, 2010
IRS Avoids Life PBR Pronouncements In VA NoticeThe Internal Revenue Service has issued advice about applying new variable annuity reserve valuation methods without coming to any conclusions about principles-based reserves for life insurance.
March 29, 2010
IRS Avoids Life PBR Pronouncements In VA NoticeThe Internal Revenue Service has issued advice about applying new variable annuity reserve valuation methods without coming to any conclusions about principles-based reserves for life insurance.
March 28, 2010
NAIC Acts On Annuity Suitability, Contract ResalesThe National Association of Insurance Commission has revised an annuity consumer protection model and announced plans to hold hearings on the growing secondary market for annuities.
March 28, 2010
FIA Fly-In: Participants May Have Signed 15 New CosponsorsThe producers and others who went to Washington earlier this month to support a bill that would define fixed indexed annuities as insurance products may have lined up about 15 new cosponsors in the House.
March 26, 2010
FIA Fly-In: Participants May Have Signed 15 New CosponsorsThe producers and others who went to Washington earlier this month to support a bill that would define fixed indexed annuities as insurance products may have lined up about 15 new cosponsors in the House.
March 26, 2010
New York Fines InsurerEmpire State regulators have imposed a $1.9 million fine on a financial services company in connection with allegations of annuity replacement disclosure violations and other violations.