Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
EBSA Adds Guidance, Updates Form
By Staff WriterThe Employee Benefits Security Administration today answered questions about benefit plan fiduciary bonding and unveiled the 2008 Form 5500.EBSA, an arm of the U.S. Labor ...
November 24, 2008
IPipeline Picks E-Sig PartnerInternet Pipeline Inc. has agreed to use electronic signature technology from Communication Intelligence Corp.IPipeline, Exton, Pa., will build the e-signature technology from CIC, Redwood Shores, ...
November 24, 2008
Securian Releases Immediate AnnuityAn insurer has started selling a new retirement income product.Securian Financial Group, a unit of Minnesota Mutual Insurance Companies, St. Paul, Minn., has introduced the ...
November 24, 2008
Securian Releases Immediate AnnuityAn insurer has started selling a new retirement income product.Securian Financial Group, a unit of Minnesota Mutual Insurance Companies, St. Paul, Minn., has introduced the ...
November 20, 2008
Ask the expert: selling annuities to ages 75+The real question is not whether an annuity is right for someone age 75 or older, but whether or not an annuity is suitable for your specific client.
November 19, 2008
Quiz Question: Reversionary AnnuitiesThe reversionary annuity--a life insurance policy that offers a predefined lifetime income death benefit, rather than a lump sum death benefit--generally includes which of the following options?
November 19, 2008
Ask the expert: selling annuities to ages 75+The real question is not whether an annuity is right for someone age 75 or older, but whether or not an annuity is suitable for your specific client.
November 19, 2008
Top story: Are longevity annuities ready for prime time?As a percentage of single premium immediate annuity (SPIA) sales--itself a small part of the overall annuity marketplace--longevity annuities constitute but a miniscule slice of the pie.