Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Prosperity Drops Effort to Acquire Annuity Issuer
By Allison BellThe Elliott Investment Management-backed firm says American Equity refused to engage.
February 10, 2023
Nassau Financial Adds a Bonus AnnuityThe move could be a sign that higher interest rates are starting to revive insurers' willingness to offer annuity guarantees.
February 09, 2023
Infrastructure Investments Help Power Clients' AnnuitiesNew federal programs could increase those assets' appeal.
February 09, 2023
12 Federal Budget Cut Ideas That Could Hit Retirement Savers HardLawmakers could use some of these items to offset the cost of spending and tax break proposals.
February 08, 2023
Deloitte Warns Life Insurers to Get a Jump on Internal AuditsFirm analysts say companies should find any sales and marketing problems before FINRA and DOL examiners do.
February 07, 2023
The Time to Solve Retirement Income Has Arrived: Wade PfauYears of work have created the tools necessary to solve retirement income planning at scale, Pfau tells ThinkAdvisor.
February 07, 2023
U.S. Mortality 6.9% Higher Than Pre-Pandemic AverageThe percentage of deaths caused by COVID-19 and similar illnesses is still far above the epidemic threshold.
February 07, 2023
SEC Worries About Rating Analyst OverloadIn 2021, about 1% of the ratings that the SEC tracks were insurance and annuity ratings.