Annuities
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What If Life and Annuity Issuers Use Vendors With Bad AIs?
By Allison BellRegulators are wrestling with questions about how to handle the service providers' tech.
January 28, 2025
FINRA Beefs Up Its RILA AdviceRegulators want representatives to think about a client's age when recommending transactions.
January 23, 2025
U.S. Consumers Face Much More Uncertainty About FinancesA new index shows why retirement savers look fine on paper but feel dizzy in practice.
January 22, 2025
This Ohio Regulator Will Help Shape How U.S. Annuity Sales Rules Really WorkJudith French is in charge of the suitability rule update meant to mesh with the SEC's Regulation Best Interest.
January 17, 2025
BlackRock In-Plan Annuity Program Attracts $16B in AssetsEquitable and Brighthouse will provide the streams of lifetime income.
January 16, 2025
The Sears Catalog Has a Lesson for the Annuity IndustryMarketing has to change, or you'll find what's left of the marketing in antique shops.
January 15, 2025
How Tax Rules for the New Annuity Spigots Might WorkLife insurers are trying to create a new class of income planning tools.
January 15, 2025
Generation X Thinks About Retiring Between the Rock and the Hard PlaceAllianz Life has data on why near retirees yearn for annuities with a potential for growth, protection and a pony.