Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
EBSA Works On Plan-Asset Regs
By Staff WriterAn arm of the U.S. Department of Labor is conducting a review of a regulation that governs treatment of employees' retirement plan contributions.
May 08, 2009
EIA Oral Arguments BeginA federal appeals court panel today heard lawyers talk about responsibility for the risk associated with equity indexed annuities.
May 07, 2009
Cerulli: IAs Cool On AnnuitiesInsurance agents and independent broker-dealers are far more likely than other financial professionals to recommend annuities for retirement account rollovers.
May 07, 2009
Web Exclusive: Boomer EyeballsYou need to attract them to sell a new annuity. But how? Cary Lakenbach has ideas.
May 07, 2009
IIPRC Goes RegionalThe Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission has created a pricing option for insurers that want to file asset-based insurance products in 5 or fewer compacting states.
May 07, 2009
IRS Updates TablesThe Internal Revenue Service has issued final, temporary and draft regulations concerning the mortality tables used in valuing annuities, interests for life or terms of years, and remainder interests.
May 07, 2009
Web Exclusive: Boomer EyeballsYou need to attract them to sell a new annuity. But how? Cary Lakenbach has ideas.
May 07, 2009
Annuitants Can Defer StreamsSymetra Life Insurance Company has added a payment timing option to the Symetra Freedom Income Annuity contract.