Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
NASD Still Focusing On VA Sales Practices
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, Jan. 12, 2004, 4:23 p.m. EST -- The NASD, Washington, has announced more than 75 disciplinary actions related to variable ...
December 18, 2003
Banks Built On Small Life Market Share While Staying Strong In Annuities In 03ByBanks increased their modest share of the life insurance market in 2003 while producing near-record sales of annuities, experts say.Banks may set new highs this ...
December 17, 2003
Pru Hires Dreyfus Exec, NAVA Board MemberNU Online News Service, Dec. 17, 2003, 11:47 a.m. EST -- Prudential Financial Inc., Newark, N.J., says its domestic annuity arm has hired Matt ...
December 11, 2003
Index Annuity Sales Eased Off In 3QByThird quarter 2003 index annuity sales were off by 13% from the 2nd quarter 2003, and by 13% from the 3rd quarter a year ago, ...
December 10, 2003
NAIC Adopts VA Death Benefit Actuarial GuidelineNU Online News Service, Dec. 10, 2003, 9:42 a.m. EST, Anaheim, Calif. -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Kansas City, Mo., fully adopted ...
December 10, 2003
Bankrate: CD, Money Market Yields Still FlatNU Online News Service, Dec. 10, 2003, 11:12 a.m. EST -- Yields on money market accounts and bank certificates of deposit probably will stay ...
December 04, 2003
Index Annuities 5-Year Returns ShineByThe growth in index annuity sales is getting some new wind. This comes from news about the returns that investors from the late 1990s have ...
December 04, 2003
Qualified Plan Rollovers: The Next FrontierByThe qualified plan rollover market is hardly new. For example, Larry Klein, a registered investment advisor, says rollovers have represented 40% to 50% of his ...