Annuities
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Inviva Unit Puts Commodity Funds In VA Wrapper
By Staff WriterA life insurance unit of Inviva Inc. is adding 3 variable annuity investment options aimed at customers who want to build hedges against inflation ...
October 26, 2005
Software Tames Compleities Of Equity-Indeed AnnuitiesAutomation also addresses regulatory concernsAs the 10-year-old equity-indexed annuity industry has matured, it has grown both in complexity of products and product selection. It ...
October 25, 2005
EIA Sales Rise At AmerUsA flurry of special charges hit earnings at AmerUs Group Company in the third quarter.[@@]AmerUs, Des Moines, Iowa, is reporting $39 million in net ...
October 25, 2005
Former Arizona Official Joins Broker-DealerAIG Advisor Group Inc. has hired Phillip Hofling to be vice president, legal.[@@]Hofling previously was assistant director of securities at the Arizona Corporation Commission, ...
October 25, 2005
VA Eecutives%3A Put The Investor FirstThe variable annuity industry should help workers prepare for retirement by changing the way it promotes variable annuities.[@@]Charles Haldeman Jr. delivered that message here ...
October 23, 2005
The Next Generation Of Producers Won't Appear By MagicLittle has been said about the retirement issues financial services companies are facing as many of their own producers,
October 23, 2005
Simplicity Emotional Connection = Success With BoomersBaby boomers are increasingly seeking ways to simplify their lives, said Valerie Brown, president-retail annuities market segment for ING U.S. Wealth Management, Hartford, Conn.For instance, ...
October 23, 2005
Advising White-Knuckled ClientsThe deteriorating economic climate is being registered in a gyrating stock market as well as in the uptick in concerned calls that financial advisors say ...