Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
New NAVA Leader Offers Action Plan
By Linda KocoCatherine Weatherford, the new chief executive officer of NAVA Inc., Reston, Va., is urging the annuity industry to attack the problems caused by today's economic ...
October 07, 2008
NAVA: Producers Split On Consumer AssuranceA survey finds financial advisors had mixed views of how the current financial crisis will affect consumer confidence over the next 12 months.NAVA, Reston, Va., ...
October 06, 2008
Insurer Adds GMWB OptionJackson National Life Insurance Company is making a new benefit guarantee option available with an existing guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit.Jackson National, Lansing, Mich., a unit ...
October 06, 2008
Insurer Adds GMWB OptionJackson National Life Insurance Company is making a new benefit guarantee option available with an existing guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit.Jackson National, Lansing, Mich., a unit ...
October 05, 2008
Annuities Will Help Retirees Get More Income NowThe unfolding economic turmoil has placed an enormous burden on retirees, but provides a massive opportunity for the annuity business.The problem is that retirees cannot ...
October 05, 2008
Annuities Will Help Retirees Get More Income NowThe unfolding economic turmoil has placed an enormous burden on retirees, but provides a massive opportunity for the annuity business.The problem is that retirees cannot ...
October 05, 2008
Happy Days/Crazy DaysWhen I started writing this article, it was before September 11, 2008. I was almost in a state of wild euphoria, because the annuity business ...
October 05, 2008
Massachusetts Gears Up For Gender-Neutral Annuity LawThe annuity business in Massachusetts will stop using sex-distinct rates, as of January 1, 2009.That's when a new law--S.B. No. 2729--goes into effect requiring gender ...