Annuities

June 03, 2008

Regulators have received the go-ahead to develop one model regulation that will seek to curb unsuitable annuity sales and another model that will seek to ...

June 02, 2008

Reported U.S. sales of fixed annuities increased to about $19 billion in the first quarter, up 35% from the total for the first quarter of ...

June 02, 2008

Total U.S. sales of individual annuities climbed to $63 billion during the first quarter, up 9% from the total for the first quarter of 2007.Sales ...

June 01, 2008

Are variable annuities the best resource for seniors? It depends who you talk to; more importantly, getting the right product match is always crucial. "I've had clients on the VA side who've gone into the equity indexed end who've seen their

June 01, 2008

Phoenix Cos., in an effort to create an variable annuity for its fee-based advisors, partnered with Jefferson National Life Insurance Co. and developed a low-cost, no-load annuity that is sold through wirehouses, regional broker-dealers and

June 01, 2008

Do as I say, not as I do is a common American mantra. That also applies to taking better care of our health. A poll from Erickson Health found that 82 percent of Americans are not taking simple, affordable steps to a healthier life -- even

June 01, 2008

Iowa and Kansas have become the latest states to implement legislation aimed at protecting seniors from unscrupulous life insurance sales practices. Legislators in those states are taking aim at stranger-originated life insurance, the practice of