Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Simplicity Acquires LTC Hybrid Distributor
By Allison BellAmerica's First Financial wholesales life insurance and annuity products for use in the long-term care planning market.
January 24, 2019
DOL, SEC Fiduciary-Related Rules to Be a 'Heavy Lift': Attorney ChoiRichard Choi and IRI hope the SEC's VA summary prospectus will be adopted later this year.
January 23, 2019
Great American Adds 3-Year MYGAThe main feature the company is offering is safety of principal.
January 23, 2019
Technology, Retirement Plan Initiatives to Boost Life Insurance Growth: LIMRALIMRA is expecting to see good news for retirement savings.
January 23, 2019
Kamala Harris Presidential Candidacy Boosts 'Medicare for All' EffortNew survey results suggest that guaranteed access to coverage is much more popular than eliminating private health insurers.
January 22, 2019
5 IRS 199A Deduction Reg Questions, for Annuity SellersThe biggest question may be whether the 199A glossary will affect other IRS regs.
January 22, 2019
What's Behind the War on Variable Annuities?Beyond the current fight over Ohio National trailing commissions, it seems that broker-dealers and regulators hate VAs; but for some investor clients, the security they offer makes them lovable.
January 22, 2019
Life Insurance Is NOT a Financial Service: New IRS 199A Tax Deduction RegsThe new regulation should help insurance agents get a new 20% business income deduction.