Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
2nd Quarter Index Annuity Sales At $5.3 Billion
By Linda KocoByIndex annuity sales hit yet another record in the 2nd quarter of 2004, reaching nearly $5.3 billion, according to Advantage Compendium, a St. Louis, Mo., ...
September 02, 2004
Go top of page 10 with Nonqualified Annuities kickerRemembering Full DisclosureByA friend of mine just bought a new car that was everything he and his wife wanted. Great style, great pickup, great technology, ...
August 27, 2004
Total VA Sales Increase 1.5%NU Online News Service, Aug. 27, 2004, 5:48 p.m. EDTTotal variable annuity premium flow flattened out in the second quarter.[@@]Total flow, or total sales, ...
August 27, 2004
Fight Is Brewing Over Tax Breaks for AnnuitiesIntroducing the monthly Retirement Advisor newsletter
August 20, 2004
Bank Investment Transaction Sizes SoarBanks are reporting a big increase in average investment product transaction sizes for 2003.[@@]Average transaction sizes increased for almost every investment product category except ...
August 11, 2004
ACLI Tells NASD: Jettison Proposed Rule On VA SalesACLI Tells NASD: Jettison Proposed Rule On VA SalesA number of financial services industry trade groups are telling the National Association of Securities Dealers that ...
August 04, 2004
Pushing The EnvelopeByTwenty plus years ago, an enterprising agent developed a marketing concept he called "Premium Offset Plan." The idea called for a policyholder to pay the ...
August 04, 2004
Expense Cuts Improve AmerUs 2Q ProfitsNU Online News Service, Aug. 4, 2004, 4:23 p.m. EDTSteady sales of equity indexed annuities and efforts to cut operating expenses helped AmerUs Group ...