Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Conseco Annuity Offers Free-Out Options
By Staff WriterA Midwestern insurer has come out with a savings product for consumers who are feeling indecisive.Conseco Insurance Company, a unit of Conseco Inc., Carmel, Ind., ...
October 17, 2006
IRS Proposes Annuity Exchange RegsThe Internal Revenue Service wants to change the tax treatment of trades of property for annuities.The proposed regulations, "Exchanges of Property for an Annuity," apply ...
October 17, 2006
IRS Proposes Annuity Exchange RegsThe Internal Revenue Service wants to change the tax treatment of trades of property for annuities.The proposed regulations, "Exchanges of Property for an Annuity," apply ...
October 15, 2006
Will The 'For Life' Concept In Annuities Last?The concept of offering annuities "for life" is getting a lot of buzz right now. But is the for life concept really for life? That is, is the use of annuities for lifetime income planning purposes here to stay?
October 15, 2006
What Is Behind All Those VA Guarantees?One of the issues that nag at variable annuity advisors and distributors concerns the strength of the new guarantees, including living benefit guarantees, which are ...
October 15, 2006
Broker-Dealers: Worth WatchingBroker-dealers remain a small part of the fixed annuity market, but they are a distribution channel that bears watching.In the 2nd quarter of 2006, B-D ...
October 15, 2006
Broker-Dealers: Worth WatchingBroker-dealers remain a small part of the fixed annuity market, but they are a distribution channel that bears watching.In the 2nd quarter of 2006, B-D ...
October 15, 2006
What Is Behind All Those VA Guarantees?One of the issues that nag at variable annuity advisors and distributors concerns the strength of the new guarantees, including living benefit guarantees, which are ...