Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Insurer Unveils VA Withdrawal Guarantees
By Staff WriterJackson National Life Insurance Company has introduced 2 guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit options for its Perspective variable annuity products.[@@]The AutoGuard feature gives purchasers the ...
September 05, 2005
Banks Indeed Annuity Sales Swell In 2nd QuarterBanks are selling almost 3 times as many equity indexed annuities as they did a year ago, according to a report by Kenneth Kehrer ...
September 04, 2005
Innovation In Annuities--What It Takes To WinIs innovation alive or dead in the annuity business? The answer is, "yes--well, sort of," according to insurance professionals contacted for this story.
September 03, 2005
Innovation In Annuities--What It Takes To WinIs innovation alive or dead in the annuity business? The answer is, "yes--well, sort of," according to insurance professionals contacted for this story.
September 02, 2005
ING Appoints Annuity Distribution ManagersING U.S. Financial Services has named 4 division sales managers for it's annuity marketing unit.[@@]The company has hired David Barnes to be divisional sales ...
September 01, 2005
ING Introduces Annuity With 1-Page ApplicationING Americas has introduced a streamlined variable annuity aimed at consumers who normally would buy fixed-income products.[@@]The product, the ING Simplicity Variable Annuity contract, ...
September 01, 2005
Marketing Guru Says Guarantees Are The FutureThe life insurance industry may be spending the next few decades coming up with new and better ways to protect the retirement savings that ...
September 01, 2005
MetLife Completes CitiStreet DealMetLife Inc. has completed a previously announced deal to acquire a business that is a big player in the markets for the annuities used ...