Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Did you know: Financial confidence tally
By NU StaffThis brief shows that financial confidence is lower than last year but better than last summer.
November 17, 2009
Graphic: Eyeing the proposed Investor Protection ActThis is a photo of Rep, Barney Frank, chairman of the House Fdinancial Services Committee, as it reviews the proposed Investor Protection Act fo 2009.
November 17, 2009
EBSA To Spend More Time On Advice RulesAn arm of the U.S. Department of Labor is once again pushing back the effective date for regulations that would govern the delivery of investment advice to retirement plan participants.
November 17, 2009
Compensation, oversight, and more at American International GroupThis round-up lists National Underwriter's most recent headlines on developments at American International Group since late October 2009.
November 17, 2009
Top Story: The deferred income annuity is a hybrid worth consideringA deferred income annuity guarantees a future income stream and can be bought at a fraction of the cost of a single premium immediate annuity. These have market appeal for several reasons.
November 16, 2009
The status of fixed annuity interest rates: November 2009These charts from Fisher Annuity Index show the latest interest rate trends for fixed annuities as of November 2009
November 16, 2009
Graphic: Eyeing the proposed Investor Protection ActThis is a photo of Rep, Barney Frank, chairman of the House Fdinancial Services Committee, as it reviews the proposed Investor Protection Act fo 2009.
November 16, 2009
Marrion predicts broader FINRA regulationDown the road, FINRA will likely be regulating all annuity and life insurance agents according to NAILBA 2009 breakout session speaker Jack Marrion.