Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Old Mutual Demands Agent Attention
By Staff WriterOld Mutual Financial Network says it will be cutting ties to agent organizations that fail to focus mainly on selling its annuity products and ...
September 06, 2005
Clearing Firm Automates Annuity TransfersThe Depository Trust and Clearing Corp. has added a service that will help broker-dealers automate administrative work for clients who switch firms.[@@]Today, brokers still ...
September 06, 2005
Illinois Insurer Rolls Out 5 Inde AnnuitiesFort Dearborn Life Insurance Company has introduced the Index Fortifier Series of fixed index annuities.[@@]The 5 annuity contracts provide interest credits linked to the ...
September 05, 2005
Banks Indeed Annuity Sales Swell In 2nd QuarterBanks are selling almost 3 times as many equity indexed annuities as they did a year ago, according to a report by Kenneth Kehrer ...
September 04, 2005
Innovation In Annuities--What It Takes To WinIs innovation alive or dead in the annuity business? The answer is, "yes--well, sort of," according to insurance professionals contacted for this story.
September 03, 2005
Innovation In Annuities--What It Takes To WinIs innovation alive or dead in the annuity business? The answer is, "yes--well, sort of," according to insurance professionals contacted for this story.
September 02, 2005
ING Appoints Annuity Distribution ManagersING U.S. Financial Services has named 4 division sales managers for it's annuity marketing unit.[@@]The company has hired David Barnes to be divisional sales ...
September 01, 2005
ING Introduces Annuity With 1-Page ApplicationING Americas has introduced a streamlined variable annuity aimed at consumers who normally would buy fixed-income products.[@@]The product, the ING Simplicity Variable Annuity contract, ...