Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Index Life's Status More Uncertain Than Ever
By Joan E. BorosThe Securities and Exchange Commission, in adopting Rule 151A, may have clarified the status of index annuities, but it also made the status of index life insurance more uncertain than ever...
February 25, 2009
Pru Updates VA Income GuaranteesThe Prudential Annuities unit at Prudential Financial Inc. has changed the Highest Daily optional variable annuity benefits program.
February 25, 2009
Transamerica Develops Financial Ed ProgramA retirement services vendor has created a set of tools to help guide retirement plan participants through troubled times.
February 24, 2009
IRS Completes Automatic Contribution RegsThe Internal Revenue Service has published a final rule that applies to employers that want to set up qualified automatic contribution arrangement programs.
February 24, 2009
Empire State Bans Guaranty Ads, Divorce InsuranceNew York regulators have blocked producers from mentioning guaranty fund protection in ads and also blocked insurers from insuring couples' retirement arrangements against marital discord.
February 24, 2009
Marra To Leave HartfordThomas Marra will be retiring from his post as president of Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. July 3, the company says.
February 24, 2009
Obama Talks About Health Finance, RetirementGetting the U.S. health finance and retirement systems in order will be important to any efforts to overhaul the economy, according to President Obama.
February 24, 2009
2008 FIA Sales Seen Rising 6.2%Fixed indexed annuity sales in 2008 rose nearly 6.2% over 2007 results, according to preliminary statistics released by AnnuitySpecs.com, a data service of Advantage Group Associates, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa...