Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Seniors talk annuities
By Andy StonehouseIn the third part of our ongoing series on suitability and other issues affecting sales to seniors, we thought it might be best to go to the source itself: the increasing number of elder Americans who are purchasing annuity products to protect their
May 29, 2008
Symetra Adds Income AnnuityA Northwestern insurer has come out with a new "longevity insurance" product.Symetra Life Insurance Company, a unit of Symetra Financial Corp., Bellevue, Wash, says the ...
May 28, 2008
Industry players settle lawsuitsTwo Assurant health insurers, John Alden Life Insurance Company and Time Insurance Company, are required to implement a corrective action plan to remedy alleged violations of Connecticut short-term health insurance regulations. In addition to the
May 28, 2008
Longevity annuitiesSome insurers are offering a twist on the traditional immediate annuity that should help retirees protect themselves from outliving their savings, according to Walter Updegrave...
May 28, 2008
What were they thinking: Rogue advisors on paradeA Texas financial advisor was sentenced in April 2008 after pleading guilty to wire fraud. He raised $805,000 from investors through wire transfers, for oil and gas drilling projects that his firm did not own or control. He was sentenced to 33
May 28, 2008
An insider's view: Craig RandallFor the initial issue of our newest eNewsletter, Market Conduct & Suitability, Senior Market Advisor editor Daniel D. Williams spoke with Craig Randall of Randall Marketing Group and 2007 Senior Market Advisor's Advisor of the Year to get his
May 28, 2008
Indexed annuities sales slump in first quarterWith gas prices rising and the economy grinding down, it's no surprise that indexed annuity sales were down as well during the first quarter. According to the latest Advantage Index Sales & Market Report, the sale of indexed annuities
May 28, 2008
Welcome to Market Conduct & SuitabilityWelcome to the first edition of Market Conduct & Suitability, our new enewsletter designed to provide you with the tools and information you need to "do the right thing" in your practice. As a subscriber to Senior Market Advisor's