Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Shining A Light On Annuity Death Benefits
By Linda KocoClients--and advisors--need to understand how these benefits workDeath benefits are not the reason clients buy annuities, say industry leaders. Besides, many annuities terminate by ...
September 28, 2005
Inde Annuity Reintroductions: The Innovation ContinuesIn a market with nearly 250 different products, index annuity carriers are vying for the agent's business. They're doing their best to give a ...
September 28, 2005
Ta Advisory Panel Proposals Hit Inside Buildup HardProposals being advanced by a presidential advisory panel would come down hard on insurance products with tax-free inside buildup.In one proposal, the tax-free inside ...
September 28, 2005
Not All Indeed Annuities Are Created EqualQuick: Name the barely decade-old investment that consumers are pouring roughly $24 billion into each year.Would you be surprised to learn the answer is ...
September 28, 2005
Fied Immediate Annuities Selling Well In Some ChannelsOverall sales seem slow, but there are pockets of high activitySales of fixed immediate annuities have not increased significantly from 2003 through the first ...
September 28, 2005
Annuities Under Fire: Are The Attacks Deserved?Annuities--whether fixed, variable or equity indexed--have been the hot products sold by the life insurance industry for nearly two decades. Their sales far eclipse ...
September 27, 2005
Schapiro%3A Beware Of EIA RisksA top official at the National Association of Securities Dealers echoed her boss's concerns about annuity marketing at a conference in New York organized ...
September 27, 2005
New Software Illustrates EIA PerformancePremium Producers Group L.L.C. has introduced a computer-based illustration program for financial professionals who sell equity-indexed annuities.[@@]The new MCP Premium Software helps financial advisors ...