Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
One Size Doesn't Fit All In Retirement Income Preference
By Marie Z. RiceConsumers have different priorities when it comes to choosing retirement income products. This shouldn't surprise anyone with more than one client. But using traditional demographics, like income levels or age, to profile clients doesn't actually work.
April 19, 2009
SEC: Our Move On Index Annuities Is 'Reasonable'The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a court brief defending its decision to regulate some indexed annuities as securities.
April 19, 2009
Opportunities Abound For Indexed Annuity Sales If...If it weren't for Dateline NBC's 2008 "sting" operation featuring hidden cameras and shills posing as equity indexed annuity prospects, it is very likely that the Securities and Exchange Commission would not have voted to characterize IAs as securities.
April 17, 2009
N.Y. Life Beefs Up Bank Annuity Sales SupportNew York Life Insurance Company says it has increased the number of sales and service staff helping to sell annuities and other retirement products through banks.
April 17, 2009
Personnel Changes: NAVA, Renaissance, OthersNAVA has hired Lee Covington to be senior vice president and general counsel.
April 17, 2009
MetLife Backs SEC Oversight Of Indexed AnnuitiesMetLife Inc. has filed a brief with a Federal Court supporting the Securities and Exchange Commission in its position that equity indexed annuities are securities.
April 17, 2009
Personnel Changes: NAVA, Renaissance, OthersNAVA has hired Lee Covington to be senior vice president and general counsel.
April 17, 2009
Stay in the VA frayRecent sales figures don't lie -- variable annuities are a tougher sell today than they were a year or two ago (for obvious reasons.) Here's...