Annuities
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FINRA Posts Text Of VA Compliance Rule
By Staff WriterThe Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has published the text of a rule that will govern broker-dealers' compliance and supervisory responsibilities for deferred variable annuities.The U.S. ...
November 06, 2007
Bank Annuity Sales Edge LowerBanks' annuity sales fell to $20.5 billion in the first half, down from $21.1 billion in the first half of 2006.The drop was due mainly ...
November 04, 2007
Regulators Take Heat At Symposium Over New VA Rule 2821Key provisions of a new variable annuity suitability rule were the focus of sharp questions that attendees addressed to a panel of experts at the ...
November 04, 2007
Regulators Take Heat At Symposium Over New VA Rule 2821Key provisions of a new variable annuity suitability rule were the focus of sharp questions that attendees addressed to a panel of experts at the ...
November 04, 2007
Is It Time To Combine Immediate Annuities With Universal Life?By any standard of measurement, universal life insurance revolutionized the life insurance industry. Its inherent flexibility permitted everyone involved--insurers, agents and policy owners--to create insurance ...
November 04, 2007
Is It Time To Combine Immediate Annuities With Universal Life?By any standard of measurement, universal life insurance revolutionized the life insurance industry. Its inherent flexibility permitted everyone involved--insurers, agents and policy owners--to create insurance ...
November 04, 2007
Appreciating The Value Of The Annuity's Insurance ElementsFor nearly two decades, a large part of the financial press has trashed annuities. They have claimed annuities are too expensive, offer worthless and unnecessary ...
November 04, 2007
Appreciating The Value Of The Annuity's Insurance ElementsFor nearly two decades, a large part of the financial press has trashed annuities. They have claimed annuities are too expensive, offer worthless and unnecessary ...