Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Did you know: Index annuities in flux
By Allison BellThis is a brief ummary of fixed and variable annuity trends.
July 27, 2009
American International Group: new roundupThis article offers a roundup of the most recent developments at American International Group, as of July 2009.
July 26, 2009
At a glance: Quarterly fixed annuity sales resultsThe chart from Beacon Research, Evanston Ill., shows quarterly sales sresults for fixed annuities from January 2003 through April 2009.
July 26, 2009
Top story: Experts foresee changes to fixed indexed annuities after court ruling on 151AExperts tell how fixed indexed annuities might change in the wake of the July 21, 2009 federal appeals court decision remanding the Security and Exchange Commission's Rule 151A back to the SEC.
July 26, 2009
Ask the expert: What about taxes on annuity exchanges?This article answers the question, Does tax liability arise when a policyholder exchanges one annuity contract for another?
July 26, 2009
Quiz question: What's up with variable annuity riders?This answers the question: Which of the following best depicts what is happening to the popular variable annuity guaranteed benefit riders in 2009? The question shows 5 possible answers.
July 26, 2009
Editorial comment: How do retirement organizations differ?The rebranding OF NAVA, Inc. into the Insured Retirement Institute sounds sensible and forward looking but such ebranding is not without challenge. The chief problem is differentiation.
July 24, 2009
Segmenting The Golden YearsNationwide Financial Services Inc. is offering advisors a strategy for helping clients divide their post-retirement years into 5-year chunks.