Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Fixed Annuity Interest Rates Need Fixing
By Danny FisherMoney moves like a river. Although it may "pool" for a while in a savings or investment account, at maturity, the money will move towards ...
February 05, 2006
Seniors Should Keep Their Life Insurance-For LiquidityThe current controversy over the life settlement business seems to result more from political grandstanding for "face time" in the media than from politicians' real ...
February 05, 2006
What To Look For In Comparing Immediate Annuities And GMWBsThere is a growing schism in annuityland right now. On one hand, academics and the popular press, when writing positively about annuities, are recommending fixed ...
February 05, 2006
Expect More VA Guaranteed Living Benefits, Survey SaysThe retirement income market appears to be moving out of the "embryonic" stage and into the growth stage, says a new report from The Diversified ...
February 05, 2006
Bad Apples, Annuities And The NAICAs the saying goes, a few bad apples can spoil the whole barrel.Texas is one of 14 states that have adopted the National Association of ...
February 05, 2006
How Did Index Annuities Perform In 2005?An examination of first-year credited interest for annual reset structured index annuities purchased in 2004 found a wide range of 2005 returns depending upon the ...
February 05, 2006
What To Look For In Comparing Immediate Annuities And GMWBsThere is a growing schism in annuityland right now. On one hand, academics and the popular press, when writing positively about annuities, are recommending fixed ...