Annuities
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By Norse N. BlazzardThere seems to be almost a panicked rush to provide investment guarantees to non-insurance financial instruments.The selected investments to which guaranteed minimum income benefits, guaranteed ...
February 16, 2007
Manulife Unit Adds AnnuityJohn Hancock Annuities has introduced the Venture Vision variable annuity, a contract that imposes no surrender charge on withdrawals.Hancock, Boston, a unit of Manulife Financial ...
February 15, 2007
Officials Ponder Implementation Of The Big ShiftIf and when states adopt a flexible, principles-based approach to reserving, some products may come under the reach of the new system earlier than others.Members ...
February 15, 2007
Officials Ponder Implementation Of The Big ShiftIf and when states adopt a flexible, principles-based approach to reserving, some products may come under the reach of the new system earlier than others.Members ...
February 15, 2007
NASD Charges Brokers Over VA Market Timing AllegationsThe National Association of Securities Dealers has gone after 3 individuals in connection with concerns about a hedge fund manager's efforts to get around variable ...
February 14, 2007
NASD: Comp Not Valid Reason To Convert Rep's BusinessA financial services company is not supposed to replace all of the variable annuities held by customers of a rep who comes over from a ...
February 14, 2007
NASD: Comp Not Valid Reason To Convert Rep's BusinessA financial services company is not supposed to replace all of the variable annuities held by customers of a rep who comes over from a ...
February 12, 2007
NAVA Develops Annuity Sales StandardsThe National Association for Variable Annuities has announced an initiative to set voluntary standards for the electronic annuity purchasing process.The NAVA Straight-Through Processing Standards Initiative ...