Annuities
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FBL Cuts 76 Jobs
By Staff WriterA Midwestern insurer says it will be reducing its workforce by about 4% and recording investment loss charges that will cut fourth-quarter 2008 net income about $12 million.
February 01, 2009
Annuity Compliance System Volume RisesAn annuity order support services firm says the number of transactions its compliance system processed rose sharply in 2008.
February 01, 2009
Exchange Handles More Annuity DealsA unit of Ebix Inc. says it believes it now is processing about half of all annuity business involving U.S. full-service brokers.
February 01, 2009
Where do you feel it is safest to keep your money, and why?"It gets a bad rap, but I have money in annuities. I saw the TV show on annuities and agree they're not for everybody, but I can tell you, my fixed annuities survived the market crash a lot better than some of my friends who had too much
February 01, 2009
FBL Cuts 76 JobsA Midwestern insurer says it will be reducing its workforce by about 4% and recording investment loss charges that will cut fourth-quarter 2008 net income about $12 million.
February 01, 2009
Help your clients avoid new investment scamsRecent stock market volatility and declining yields on CDs and other fixed- income investments are bad news for two reasons: first, they erode client retirement assets and income and second, they unleash more and increasingly devious investment
February 01, 2009
Deferred annuitiesRBC 3+3 MYG RBC's new multi-year guarantee deferred annuity is a true six-year walkaway product, with low surrender charges. Features include full accumulation value, paid at death, plus low surrender charges and guarantees tied to a
February 01, 2009
Want a sale? Harness your client's angerThis column is an excerpt from Jack Marrion's new book "Sell More Annuities: Change Buyer Behavior" Fear is a proven marketing technique that is also used successfully by annuity providers. Today, it'd go something like: