Annuities
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Indexed annuities set record in 2009; overall annuity sales drop 18%
By staff WriterAnnuity sales statistics from 2009 started rolling in recently from a variety of researchers, with LIMRA reporting that total individual annuity sales declined 11% in 2009 to $234.9 billion.
February 23, 2010
NAIFA: What Did The Fiduciary Standard Do To Stop Madoff?Producer groups are hoping they still have time to keep Sen. Christopher Dodd from calling for financial services broker-dealers to conform to the same standard of care that applies to investment advisors.
February 22, 2010
IRS Updates Reserve RatesThe Internal Revenue Service has published a new batch of interest rate assumptions that insurers can use in reserve computations.
February 22, 2010
IRS Updates Reserve RatesThe Internal Revenue Service has published a new batch of interest rate assumptions that insurers can use in reserve computations.
February 22, 2010
NAIFA: What Did The Fiduciary Standard Do To Stop Madoff?Producer groups are hoping they still have time to keep Sen. Christopher Dodd from calling for financial services broker-dealers to conform to the same standard of care that applies to investment advisors.
February 22, 2010
Insurance Insight From Around the InternetIts a lazy Monday. Catch up on your reading or, if your Mondays are actually more like mine, email yourself this post to read ...
February 22, 2010
Insurance Insight From Around the InternetIt’s a lazy Monday. Catch up on your reading – or, if your Mondays are actually more like mine, email yourself this post to read ...
February 19, 2010
Living Benefit Option Gets 2 EnhancementsA living benefit option for a line of variable annuities now allows a diversification strategy and the ability to increase the benefit base.