Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
IFMG To Work With Highland Capital
By Staff WriterIndependent Financial Marketing Group Inc. has tapped Highland Capital Brokerage to help it increase sales of advanced life insurance products.[@@]Highland, Birmingham, Ala., will provide ...
June 20, 2005
Key Eecutive To Retire At NationwideNationwide Financial Services Inc. says Richard Karas will be retiring Dec. 31.[@@]Karas, 62, is Nationwide Financial's senior vice president for non-affiliated sales. He started ...
June 20, 2005
Bank Of America Leads In Brokerage RevenueBrokerages in banks saw investment income fall 7% during the first quarter, according to a new report.[@@]The industry tallied $1.4 billion in income from ...
June 20, 2005
Annuity Seller Offers Identity ProtectionSun Life Financial U.S. is offering customers a new layer of protection.[@@]The Wellesley Hills, Mass., insurer will be providing 1 year of free PrivacyGuard ...
June 17, 2005
Skandia To Settle SEC Charges (Corrected)Skandia Insurance Company Ltd. is offering to settle a case involving allegations of past market-timing problems at its old American Skandia unit.[@@]Prudential Financial Inc., ...
June 17, 2005
American Equity Changes AuditorsAn active player in the fixed and equity indexed annuity markets is changing auditors.[@@]The company, American Equity Investment Life Holding Company, West Des Moines, ...
June 15, 2005
Fied Annuity Buyers Prefer 1-Year Guarantees (Updated)Consumers who buy fixed annuities still seem to be expecting an increase in interest rates.[@@]A few years ago, when interest rates seemed to be ...
June 15, 2005
Helberg Rises At SecurianSecurian Financial Group has promoted John Helberg to manager of individual underwriting.[@@]Helberg was a senior underwriter at Securian, St. Paul, Minn. He has a ...