Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Carriers Continue Income Planning War
By Staff WriterThe Social Security Trustees today helped promote U.S. life insurers' new annuity guarantee products.The trustees released a new report predicting that the Social Security trust ...
April 30, 2006
A call for coachesEveryone seems to have a coach these days, no matter the level of accomplishment. Even the greatest of the greats have one. Just look at Tiger Woods, who, despite his record-breaking number of championships, still considers swing coach Hank Haney a
April 30, 2006
Building the trusted advisorWhen he started in the sales profession a couple decades ago, Bill Bachrach was part of the paradigm of the time - selling products to clients and then looking for more clients. He decided something was missing. When he realized trust was the
April 30, 2006
CRMs When? Why? How?Indiana financial planner Craig Dunn says his client relationship management system "brings organization out of chaos." Minneapolis financial adviser Tiffany Brynteson says CRM "is our life." CRMs are Web- or software-based tools for organizing and
April 27, 2006
ACLI Withholds Support For VA DraftBY JIM CONNOLLYAn industry group says it cannot support a proposed actuarial guideline for variable annuities in its current form.The actuarial guideline, known as VA-CARVM, ...
April 27, 2006
ACLI Withholds Support For VA DraftBY JIM CONNOLLYAn industry group says it cannot support a proposed actuarial guideline for variable annuities in its current form.The actuarial guideline, known as VA-CARVM, ...
April 23, 2006
Possible Roth IRA Expansion Could Deal A Blow To AnnuitiesCongressional tax writers drafting tax cut legislation are considering removing income limits for those investing in Roth IRAs as a revenue-raising tool, a development that ...
April 23, 2006
Possible Roth IRA Expansion Could Deal A Blow To AnnuitiesCongressional tax writers drafting tax cut legislation are considering removing income limits for those investing in Roth IRAs as a revenue-raising tool, a development that ...