Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
DOL Proposes New Rules And Guidance On Annuities
By Joseph F. StenkenThe Department of Labor has issued proposed regulations and a new interim final rule regarding the selection of annuities by defined contribution plans. This new ...
October 07, 2007
Informal 'Annuities Working Group' Tackling Sales, Disclosure IssuesAn informal "annuities working group" has emerged from the May 2006 meeting of non-insurance and insurance regulators who were concerned about jurisdictional issues in the ...
October 07, 2007
VA Suitability Rule 2821: What To Do NowAfter 3 years of debate, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's new variable annuity suitability rule is now a reality. This immediately raises the question, what ...
October 04, 2007
Conseco Clears Hurdles To Coinsuring Annuity BlocksA Midwestern insurer says it now has received all of the regulatory approvals it needs to have another company coinsure old blocks of annuities.Conseco Inc., ...
October 04, 2007
Conseco Clears Hurdles To Coinsuring Annuity BlocksA Midwestern insurer says it now has received all of the regulatory approvals it needs to have another company coinsure old blocks of annuities.Conseco Inc., ...
October 04, 2007
Prosecutors Accuse Former Agent Of Bilking WTC WidowA federal grand jury has handed down a criminal indictment accusing a former life insurance agent of defrauding the widow of a Port Authority police ...
October 04, 2007
Prosecutors Accuse Former Agent Of Bilking WTC WidowA federal grand jury has handed down a criminal indictment accusing a former life insurance agent of defrauding the widow of a Port Authority police ...
October 03, 2007
Lincoln Rolls Out Immediate AnnuityAn insurer will adjust the benefits paid by a new retirement income product due to increases in the cost of city living.Lincoln National Corp., Philadelphia, ...