Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Aviva USA reaches top spot in FIA sales
By Andy StonehouseAviva USA, part of the world's fifth largest insurance group, announced earlier this week that it has taken over the top spot as the leading seller of fixed indexed annuities in the United States, during the first quarter of 2008. Aviva is
June 26, 2008
Advisors Not Up to Date on AnnuitiesMitch Politzer, senior VP of Lincoln, Nebraska-based Ameritas Advisor Services (a unit of Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., New York), had a hunch that financial advisors might not be as prepared as they should be to lead Americans toward a secure retirement. He therefore teamed up with Chicago-based market research firm...
June 25, 2008
The sky is (not) fallingWith our editor, Daniel Williams, still holding down the fort on the last day of MDRT's big conference in Toronto, let me, Associate Editor Andy Stonehouse, step in for a moment and get you up to date on today's flurry of activity
June 25, 2008
VA Menu Includes Hedge Fund OptionJefferson National Life Insurance Company is offering variable annuity holders access to hedge funds and exchange-traded funds.Jefferson National, Dallas, a unit of Inviva Inc., Louisville, ...
June 25, 2008
MetLife Gauges Financial LiteracyAbout 43% of U.S. near retirees believe that they can withdraw 10% or more of their retirement savings each year while preserving their principal.Researchers at ...
June 25, 2008
MetLife Gauges Financial LiteracyAbout 43% of U.S. near retirees believe that they can withdraw 10% or more of their retirement savings each year while preserving their principal.Researchers at ...
June 25, 2008
VA Menu Includes Hedge Fund OptionJefferson National Life Insurance Company is offering variable annuity holders access to hedge funds and exchange-traded funds.Jefferson National, Dallas, a unit of Inviva Inc., Louisville, ...
June 25, 2008
Insurer Offers Income Planning KitAn arm of Sun Life Financial Inc. has come out with a new collection of information for retirement planning advisors.The Wellesley Hills, Mass.-based U.S. division ...