Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
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By Joseph MontminyVariable annuity sales reached a new record in 2007 and the ongoing appeal of guaranteed living benefits (GLBs) played a key role in their success.
April 01, 2008
What's hot in selling annuitiesWe've recruited a varied group of experts to give you the latest trends and market niches to tap into the annuities industry
April 01, 2008
Spring trainingIt seems difficult to comprehend, as snow continues to fall every few days in Denver as I'm writing this in early March, but Major League Baseball's spring training is underway. Then again, the teams are taking those first baby steps for what they
April 01, 2008
Claim the obvious benefitBayer Aspirin advertises they have an ingredient that will help protect people from heart attacks. The ingredient is called aspirin and at my local drugstore they charge me 8 cents a tablet for Bayer's brand. The drugstore also sells generic
April 01, 2008
Seminars and credentials go under the microscopeNote: FINRA's Regulatory Notice 07-43 echoes a series of complaints and issues in the securities sales area that were addressed in California in Senate Bill 620 with respect to the sale of life insurance, including annuities, to seniors. A leading
April 01, 2008
1035 exchanges involving annuitiesAs flight attendants always tell us, contents may shift during flight. Client circumstances, as well as the financial environment, have a tendency to change. Contracts that were suitable when purchased may no longer be effective today. Meanwhile,
April 01, 2008
1035 exchanges involving annuitiesAs flight attendants always tell us, contents may shift during flight. Client circumstances, as well as the financial environment, have a tendency to change. Contracts that were suitable when purchased may no longer be effective today. Meanwhile,
April 01, 2008
The incredible, evolving annuityVery few products in this industry have evolved like that of the annuity, which has come to take on a variety of shapes and forms while promising to become increasingly flexible as people's future needs continue to change. "Variable annuities we