Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
December 05, 2024
Utah Tells Sentinel Security Life to Stop Writing New BusinessA valuation firm and the insurer's owner disagree about the value of the firm's assets.
December 04, 2024
What Scares Global Regulators About Life and Annuity Issuers NowSure, you know about equity, credit and liquidity risk. There are other risks.
December 03, 2024
Pru Names New CEOCharles Lowrey will continue to be chairman for 18 months as Andrew Sullivan takes the reins.
December 03, 2024
DPL Gains New Insurance Industry InvestorsThe latest funding round represents the first investments in the advisor annuity distribution platform by insurers.
December 03, 2024
Top 7 Companies for Individual Annuity ReservesIssuers have a total of $2.9 trillion in value backing their promises to contract holders.
November 27, 2024
Annuities' Bubble Shines! The World, Not So Much.Wink confirms that sales were strong, but Moody's worries about trade and currency wars.
November 26, 2024
Medicare Drug Plans May Soon Add Anti-Obesity CoverageAs officials put the change in draft rules for 2026, the incoming president's Medicare agency pick might support it.
November 25, 2024
Fee-Based Annuity Sales Are Heating Up: FIDx ExecScott Bowers expects recent deals to greatly expand the platform's fee- and commission-based transaction volume.
November 21, 2024
Passive Investing Could Crash the Market, Swiss Re Institute Analysts WarnEventually, bad news might wake investors from sweet index fund dreams and cause them to sell, sell, sell.
November 21, 2024
Bermuda, ExplainedA former Florida insurance commissioner explains why carriers are embracing regulations in Bermuda.