Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
U.S. Seems to Have a Pushy COVID-19 Strain: Researchers
By Allison BellAn Ohio State team says the 20C-US strain might be faster-spreading but less deadly than the strains that infected people in the spring.
January 12, 2021
IRI Asks Maine to Adopt Standard Best-Interest RegsThe group says it also wants states to adopt a standard version of NAIC model update guidance.
January 12, 2021
Empathy, Strategy and Retirement Savers' Downside RiskThe author says financial advisors need to take clients' fear of "paper losses" more seriously.
January 12, 2021
Iowa Begins Applying Best-Interest RegulationsAn official says his state will use NAIC drafting notes as interpretive guidance.
January 12, 2021
COVID-19 Unemployment Could Kill 1.37M: EconomistsThese excess deaths could amount to 0.37% of the projected 2040 U.S. population.
January 11, 2021
Mystery Variable Annuity Holders Tend to Drift Away: RuarkAnalysts also found that customers with richer guarantees had a tighter grip on their contracts.
January 08, 2021
Embrace the Shift Toward Fiduciary-Driven Financial ServicesA fiduciary makes the case that he's where the future is.
January 08, 2021
Life and Health Groups React to U.S. Capitol TakeoverThe ACLI and NAIFA say they look forward to working with the Biden-Harris administration.