Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
SEC: Critique Our VA Disclosure Form
By Allison BellFederal officials want to hear more from the public about what broker-dealers ought to tell purchasers of financial services products.[@@]The U.S. Securities and Exchange ...
February 16, 2005
Insurer Rejects AllegationsAmerUs Group Company is fighting back against a lawsuit filed by California regulators.[@@]The suit, filed by California Attorney General Bill Lockyer and California Insurance ...
February 11, 2005
Earnings: MetLife, AIG, Lincoln, Prudential, OthersInsurers have been painting a mixed picture of fourth-quarter 2004 conditions this week.[@@]Some carriers have been reporting good results, but others, including some with ...
February 10, 2005
Kehrer: Contracts Recover From ScrutinyThe traditional gap between sales of fixed annuities and variable annuities through banks narrowed toward the end of 2004.[@@]Sales of fixed annuities in banks ...
February 04, 2005
Firms Organize VA Incentive Class ActionNU Online News Service, Feb. 4, 2005, 4:15 p.m. ESTA group of lawyers is accusing a securities broker of letting hidden compensation arrangements affect ...
February 03, 2005
Insurer Puts ETFs In Variable AnnuitiesNU Online News Service, Feb. 3, 2005, 4:32 p.m. ESTIntegrity Life Insurance Company, Louisville, Ky., has put a popular investment vehicle inside a tax-deferred ...
January 28, 2005
Banks Report Annuity Flat SalesNU Online News Service, Jan. 28, 2005, 4:28 p.m. ESTAnnuity sales in banks and savings institutions were about the same in November 2004 as ...
January 26, 2005
Earnings: Hartford, BISYSStrong benefits profits helped Hartford Financial Group Inc., Hartford, increase earnings during the fourth quarter of 2004 despite a drop in the flow of ...