Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
September 20, 2001
Unbundling Annuities: Customers Speak And Computers CringeUnbundling Annuities: Customers Speak And Computers CringeByWhen Henry Ford applied mass production techniques to the fledgling automobile industry to make cars affordable to most workers, ...
September 09, 2001
'Packaged Riders' Sales Approach Focuses On Personal SolutionsBy People seldom look for financial products. What they want is not another product, but a solution to meet a need.In fact, a study ...
September 09, 2001
Using Immediate Annuities To Update An Estate PlanUsing Immediate Annuities To Update An Estate PlanOne of the best and most often used estate-planning techniques is the marital deduction. You can leave as ...
September 09, 2001
A Variable Annuity Inside An IRA? Educate Clients, Let Them ChooseA Variable Annuity Inside An IRA? Educate Clients, Let Them Choose ByThe debate over whether it makes sense to use a variable annuity inside ...
August 28, 2001
Second-Quarter Variable Annuity Sales Down 20%NU Online News Service, Aug. 28, 10:05 a.m. -- U.S. variable annuities attracted only $29 billion in total premium flow in the second quarter, ...
August 22, 2001
SunAmerica To Use NaviSys Software For New AnnuitiesNU Online News Service, Aug. 22, 2:55 p.m. -- NaviSys Inc., Edison, N.J., says SunAmerica Inc., Los Angeles, will be using its software to ...
August 19, 2001
The Challenges Just Dont Stop For Varible Product SellersThe Challenges Just Dont Stop For Variable Product SellersByWashington, D.C. The riders, guarantees, and living benefits that have been added to variable insurance products in ...
August 19, 2001
Noir Story: The Thing About Index AnnuitiesNoir Story An Insurance Detective Tale, Or The Thing About Index AnnuitiesBy Jack MarrionShe entered my office with a stride that made her look ...
August 08, 2001
National Western Reports Higher Second Quarter Net IncomeNU Online News Service, Aug. 8, 2:15 p.m. -- National Western Life Insurance Company, Austin, Texas, is reporting $16 million in net income for ...
August 07, 2001
Conseco Reports Smaller Second Quarter Net LossNU Online News Service, Aug. 7, 12:05 p.m. -- Conseco Inc., Carmel, Ind., is reporting a $26 million net loss for the second quarter ...