Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Fixed Annuities, Investment Rebound Boost Allstate Net Income
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, Oct. 15, 2003, 8:03 p.m. EDT -- The Allstate Corp., Northbrook, Ill., says strong sales of fixed annuities and other ...
October 02, 2003
The GMWD: Newest VA Benefit TwistAfter two years of depressed sales, variable annuity gross sales have rebounded in 2003.Year-to-date variable annuity sales totaled $63.3 billion through June 2003, according to ...
October 02, 2003
Index Annuities Starting To Deliver Equity-Linked ReturnsIndex Annuities Starting To Deliver Equity-Linked ReturnsByOver the preceding three years, most index annuity owners did not receive any equity index-linked interest.This meant many producers ...
October 02, 2003
Regulators Tackle VA ReservingByChicago Regulators are looking for short-term as well as long-term solutions for reserving for variable annuities.The long-term solution is on track to be considered by ...
October 02, 2003
Can New Investment Options Energize The VA Market?_Can New Investment Options Energize The VA Market?Even the most exuberant optimist has to admit that the annuity business has fallen on hard times. In ...
October 02, 2003
Interesting Times Now And Ahead For AnnuitiesInteresting Times Now And Ahead For AnnuitiesThe old Chinese saying-- "May you live in interesting times"--seems to have been conferred on todays annuity insurers. The ...
October 02, 2003
How To Sell Annuities Unintentionally In A Down MarketHow To Sell Annuities Unintentionally In A Down MarketByI was asked recently how I was selling so many annuities in a down market. Frankly, I ...
October 02, 2003
Annuities Or CDs? Help Clients Expand Their Comfort ZoneAnnuities Or CDs? Help Clients Expand Their Comfort ZoneWhile your senior clients may be familiar with bank certificates of deposit, they often may be unacquainted ...