Annuities
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5 Things Blackstone Says About Feeding the Annuity Issuers
By Allison BellLife insurers may have to choose between trying strange new fruits or starving on what they know.
February 05, 2018
China's Next Debt Bomb Is an Aging PopulationThe government has had to make up for shortfalls in employer pension plan funding since 2014.
February 05, 2018
Extend-and-Pretend Model Can't Work Forever'Kicking the can down the road' may be more popular than effective.
February 05, 2018
Lincoln Annuity Sales Rise for First Time Since 2013Commission payments rose for annuities but fell for life insurance.
February 05, 2018
Prudential Jumps Into Indexed Annuity MarketThe index menu includes a real estate index and a commodity index.
February 03, 2018
U.S. Hospitals Overflow as Flu Epidemic Spreads UnabatedThe current flu season could generate more use of hospitals than the 2014-2015 flu season.
February 03, 2018
Banks Slam Antitrust Suit Over `Stone Age' Stock-Loan MarketPublic employee pension plans in California and Iowa say the banks are keeping securities lending costs high.
February 01, 2018
Pimco Views 3% Yield as Opportunity Where Others See Bear SignalIvascyn says buyers still see Treasuries as a safe haven.