Annuities
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Keep Inde Products Simple
By John M. BraggInsurance products tied to the Consumer Price Index first appeared in 1968, with the introduction of The Cost of Living Policy. This was just ...
November 09, 2005
The Move To Brand Inde Annuities As SecuritiesBroker-dealers are reacting to heat from the NASD in different waysIf the National Association of Securities Dealers expected lockstep adherence to its August 2005 ...
November 08, 2005
Bank Annuity Sales Had Cool AugustDespite a late surge, annuity sales through banks and savings institutions fell to $3.9 billion in August, down 2% from the total for August ...
November 04, 2005
UBS Veteran Heads To MassMutualMassachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company has hired Richard LaVoice to be vice president and head of annuity sales.[@@]LaVoice previously was a branch manager in ...
November 04, 2005
Farm Kids And January Babies Live LongerInsurers that want to sell life insurance to 80-year-olds should consider looking for first-born daughters of farmers who owned farms out west.[@@]And it wouldn't ...
November 04, 2005
Hartford Beats EpectationsOverseas operations and domestic life operations contributed to a solid increase in earnings at Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. during the third quarter.[@@]Hartford Financial, ...
November 03, 2005
Earnings%3A Pru, Nationwide, ConsecoA helpful tax ruling and strong overall growth helped Prudential Financial Inc. double its profits in the third quarter.[@@]Prudential, Newark, N.J., is reporting $1.3 ...
November 03, 2005
VALIC Adds Single-Pay AnnuitiesAIG VALIC is aiming at the retirement market with 2 new single-payment annuities and a new bundle of support services.[@@]VALIC, Houston, is introducing the ...