Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Annuitization Is Coming-One Way Or Another
By Norse N. Blazzard"The pig through the python" is how some are describing the oncoming flood of baby boomers reaching retirement age.The first boomers will reach early retirement ...
October 02, 2005
Annuitization Is Coming-One Way Or Another"The pig through the python" is how some are describing the oncoming flood of baby boomers reaching retirement age.The first boomers will reach early retirement ...
October 01, 2005
Next Annuity Industry Storm: Overselling GLWBsThe annuity industry gets into trouble occasionally by not discouraging the overselling of potential returns; now some in the business are doing the same thing with guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits in annuities.
September 30, 2005
Annuity Sales Plummet In Banks In JulyBecause of a drop in sales of fixed-rate products, annuity sales at banks and savings institutions fell to $3.3 billion in July, down 19% ...
September 28, 2005
Set The Record Straight On Variable AnnuitiesAny astute advisor can overcome the arguments raised by the negative press surrounding annuitiesAfter all these years, it still amazes me that the things ...
September 28, 2005
Solving Value Disconnect With Variable AnnuitiesVAs today may do exactly what clients really need, want and appreciateThere is, it seems, a growing disconnect between many of us in financial ...
September 28, 2005
GMWB Issue: What If For Life Is Not Enough?In anticipation of trillions of dollars of retirement savings distributions over the next few decades, the variable annuity industry is focusing a great deal ...
September 28, 2005
Standards Group Puts Forms OnlineThe Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development has posted 105 standard life and annuity forms on its Web site in the PDF format.[@@]ACORD, ...