Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Stable Value Sales Boom At Protective
By Allison BellProtective Life Corp. quadrupled sales of stable value products in the second quarter, but changes in the value of the derivatives used in a ...
August 04, 2005
Indeed Annuity Issuer Benefits From Wider SpreadsExpirations of annuities with high minimum return guarantees pushed up profits at American Equity Investment Life Holding Company during the second quarter.[@@]American Equity, West ...
August 04, 2005
Strong VA Sales Aid PruStrong variable annuity earnings and a solid performance by the Wachovia securities distribution channel fueled a 30% increase in second-quarter profits at Prudential Financial ...
August 04, 2005
Fitch Analysts Review VA MarketFitch Ratings is making an effort of its own to use "stochastic model" to analyze insurers in the $1.1 trillion U.S. variable annuity markets.[@@]Users ...
August 03, 2005
Phoeni Aims To Simplify Annuity ChoicesThe Phoenix Companies Inc. is introducing a new line of variable annuities in an effort to make it easier for clients to buy the ...
August 03, 2005
Brokers Sell More VAs, Study FindsApparently shaking off the bad publicity from a series of state and federal investigations into variable annuity sales, brokers and other investment professionals increased ...
August 03, 2005
Guarantees In Annuities Appeal To HispanicsAmericans continue to warm to annuities, and the Hispanic community can be part of that warming if insurers grasp what is important to Hispanics. ...
July 31, 2005
Uniqueness Counts In The Independent Agent's Sales ProcessAdvisors are likely to be impacted by the June 2007 federal court decision in Hawaii