Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
The GMWD: Newest VA Benefit Twist
By Nancy M. KenneallyAfter 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
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 ...
September 19, 2003
Kehrer: Bank Annuity Sales Dropped In JulyNU Online News Service, Sept. 19, 2003, 5:31 p.m. EDT -- Banks reported $4.2 billion in annuity sales for July, down 7.1% from $4.5 ...
September 16, 2003
Papers Focus On Forecasts Involving Random VariablesNU Online News Service, Sept. 16, 2003, 3:46 p.m. EDT -- Organizers of the recent Stochastic Modeling Symposium in Toronto gave the Outstanding Paper ...
September 15, 2003
NAIC Adopts Annuity Suitability ModelNU Online News Service, Sept. 15, 2003, 6:02 p.m. EDT -- ChicagoThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Kansas City, Mo., has concluded five years ...