Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Advising White-Knuckled Clients
By Linda KocoThe deteriorating economic climate is being registered in a gyrating stock market as well as in the uptick in concerned calls that financial advisors say ...
October 19, 2005
Tougher VA Oversight May Boost WirehousesEfforts by the National Association of Securities Dealers to regulate sales of variable annuities more tightly may favor wirehouses over other VA retailers.[@@]Andrew Kligerman, ...
October 19, 2005
Using Products In New Ways To Serve Unmet Client NeedsNew YorkUsing products in new ways to serve client needs is a topic that was threaded through a number of sessions during the annual ...
October 19, 2005
House Panel Approves Annuity/LTC ComboBut provision in massive pension reform bill exacts a priceWashingtonThe life insurance industry's ability to market a long term care product that features inside ...
October 19, 2005
Carrier Adds Indeed Annuities For Banks And AgentsJefferson Pilot Financial will be marketing a pair of new indexed annuity products through different channels.[@@]Jefferson Pilot, a unit of Jefferson-Pilot Corp., Greensboro, N.C., ...
October 19, 2005
Fairlane To Market Conseco AnnuitiesConseco Insurance Company has joined with Fairline Financial Corp., an annuity distributor, to develop 2 new flexible-premium indexed annuities.[@@]Conseco, a unit of Conseco Inc., ...
October 19, 2005
Sizing Up The Impaired Risk Annuity MarketThe impaired risk annuity continues to be a niche product, although the use of that product may be changing, according to interviews with National ...
October 19, 2005
Why An Immediate Annuity Should Be Part Of Your Clients PortfolioThe first wave of the enormous baby boomer generation is nearing retirement. Following the tenets of our industry, many boomers have invested for their ...