Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
SEC Official Asks VA Sellers To Protect Seniors
By Staff WriterMembers of the National Association for Variable Annuities need to take the consumer protection provision in the group's mission statement seriously.Annette Nazareth, a commissioner who ...
June 26, 2006
ING Unveils Financial Institution Term ProductAn insurer is trying to boost sales of life insurance through banks and credit unions.The Minneapolis-based U.S. arm of ING Groep N.V., Amsterdam, has introduced ...
June 25, 2006
1Q VA Sales Just Shy Of RecordIn the 1st quarter of 2006, new sales of variable annuities at $37.6 billion fell just short of their all-time high.The 1st quarter total was ...
June 25, 2006
1Q VA Sales Just Shy Of RecordIn the 1st quarter of 2006, new sales of variable annuities at $37.6 billion fell just short of their all-time high.The 1st quarter total was ...
June 25, 2006
'DRA Could Bite Boomers On Parents' LTC NeedsAdvisors are starting to field questions about how filial responsibility laws could come back to bite boomers whose parents are contemplating Medicaid as a way ...
June 23, 2006
House Approves $5 Million Estate Tax ExemptionMembers of the U.S. House voted 269-156 Thursday to pass a bill that would increase the estate tax exemption to $5 million per individual, or ...
June 23, 2006
House Approves $5 Million Estate Tax ExemptionMembers of the U.S. House voted 269-156 Thursday to pass a bill that would increase the estate tax exemption to $5 million per individual, or ...
June 22, 2006
New EIA Tool for InvestorsInvestors can now evaluate the performance of equity-indexed annuities (EIAs) at www.personalyze.org thanks to MCP Premium, developer of software that provides free comparisons of equity-indexed annuities' performance.