Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
FINRA Seeks Comments
By Allison BellThe Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is continuing to overhaul the rules that govern members' communications with the public.
September 21, 2009
NewRiver Updates Web SystemA software company has added summary prospectus rule capabilities to its Variable Products Express system.
September 21, 2009
NewRiver Updates Web SystemA software company has added summary prospectus rule capabilities to its Variable Products Express system.
September 21, 2009
The Convergence Of Deferred Annuity BenefitsOver the past decade, fixed and variable annuity designs and benefits have become very similar in a number of notable ways.
September 21, 2009
Want To Improve Annuity Designs? CollaborateFor years, annuity products have been crafted following the classic give-and-take between an insurer's product experts and its internal and external sales and marketing leaders.
September 21, 2009
Uncertainty And Changing Times For Individual AnnuitiesWith markets recovering and interest rate spreads narrowing, the balance in individual annuity sales shifted in the second quarter from fixed annuities to variable.
September 20, 2009
FA Sales Fall In 2Q But Still Up Over Last Year: BeaconFixed annuity sales dropped 20% in second quarter 2009 from the previous quarter but they were 10% higher than in second quarter 2008, says a new study.
September 20, 2009
The Convergence Of Deferred Annuity BenefitsOver the past decade, fixed and variable annuity designs and benefits have become very similar in a number of notable ways.