Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
TIAA Calls for More Annuities in Workplace Retirement Plans
By Michael S. FischerWorkers face a "guarantee gap" that threatens their retirement security, TIAA says.
October 03, 2017
7 Ways the New Tax Fight Could Hit AnnuitiesPolicymakers could find more ways to empty, and pawn, Americans' nest eggs.
October 03, 2017
Auctus Hopes to Offer Blockchain-Based Annuity DistributionThe international startup would like to start an annuities marketplace by the end of the year.
October 03, 2017
3 Ways Fixed Annuities Can Outperform Bond Mutual FundsSome flavors of 'plain vanilla' may be better, for some clients, than others.
October 03, 2017
Fed's Yellen Said Vote to Free AIG Was Based on Firm's ChangesThree FSOC members voted to keep AIG's designation as systemically important in place.
October 02, 2017
Reality Check: Annuities in a Fiduciary WorldAnnuities are too valuable a planning tool for the industry not to find a way to make them work under new regulations, Scott Stolz writes.
October 02, 2017
Genworth and China Oceanwide Hint at U.S. Panel National Security ConcernsThe companies are giving themselves more time to get all necessary regulatory approvals.
October 02, 2017
AIG Finds ‘Safer Harbor’ After Years of Retrenchment, RegulationThe life, annuity and property-casualty insurance player has tried to make itself a smaller, less complex company.