Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Investments Buoy Nationwide Financial
By Steve TuckeyNationwide Financial Services Inc. posted a sharp increase in second-quarter profits despite large cash outflows at its annuity operations.[@@]Nationwide, Columbus, Ohio, is reporting $141 ...
August 04, 2005
Fitch Analysts Review VA MarketFitch Ratings is making an effort of its own to use "stochastic model" to analyze insurers in the $1.1 trillion U.S. variable annuity markets.[@@]Users ...
August 03, 2005
Phoeni Aims To Simplify Annuity ChoicesThe Phoenix Companies Inc. is introducing a new line of variable annuities in an effort to make it easier for clients to buy the ...
August 03, 2005
Brokers Sell More VAs, Study FindsApparently shaking off the bad publicity from a series of state and federal investigations into variable annuity sales, brokers and other investment professionals increased ...
August 03, 2005
Guarantees In Annuities Appeal To HispanicsAmericans continue to warm to annuities, and the Hispanic community can be part of that warming if insurers grasp what is important to Hispanics. ...
July 31, 2005
Uniqueness Counts In The Independent Agent's Sales ProcessAdvisors are likely to be impacted by the June 2007 federal court decision in Hawaii
July 31, 2005
A Pragmatist's Guide To The SEC's Proposed Rule 151ABy now, everyone in the annuity business is aware that the Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing Rule 151A under the Securities Act of 1933--a rule that will require the most popular types of index annuities to be registered as securities...
July 30, 2005
Uniqueness Counts In The Independent Agent's Sales ProcessAdvisors are likely to be impacted by the June 2007 federal court decision in Hawaii