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By Nu BookThis article answers the question: Do immediate annuities offer inflation protection features, and if so, how do these features work?
August 24, 2009
Quiz question: The 151A court decisionThis quiz question asks readers to identify the key elements of the July 21, 2009 U.S. Court of Appeals decision concerning the Securities and Exchange Commission's proposed Rule 151A.
August 24, 2009
Quiz question: The 151A court decisionThis quiz question asks readers to identify the key elements of the July 21, 2009 U.S. Court of Appeals decision concerning the Securities and Exchange Commission's proposed Rule 151A.
August 24, 2009
American International Group: big moves at the top, moreThis is our latest roundup in articles about the ongoing events at American International Group, as of August 2009. Also included is a list of earlier roundups.
August 24, 2009
Hedging And Protecting VA Blocks Against TurbulenceEven though hedging programs helped preserve billions of dollars of assets for insurers, increasing losses in those programs were still a main contributor to deterioration of insurers' net financial results in late 2008 and early 2009
August 24, 2009
Top story: How do indexed annuities compare with indexed certificates of deposit?Banks are marketing a new type product, the indexed certificate of deposit, and this is making insurance professionals wonder how their own indexed product, the fixed indexed annuity, stacks up.
August 23, 2009
Fixed annuity rates going still lower: August 2009These 2 charts from Fisher Annuity Index show interest rate trends on fixed annuities and CD-type annuities as of early August 2009.
August 23, 2009
2Q 2009 indexed annuity sales results: Advantage GroupThis chart shows the 2nd quarter 2009 indexed annuity sales results from AnnuitySpecs.com