Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Banks Built On Small Life Market Share While Staying Strong In Annuities In 03
By Trevor ThomasByBanks increased their modest share of the life insurance market in 2003 while producing near-record sales of annuities, experts say.Banks may set new highs this ...
December 10, 2003
NAIC Adopts VA Death Benefit Actuarial GuidelineNU Online News Service, Dec. 10, 2003, 9:42 a.m. EST, Anaheim, Calif. -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Kansas City, Mo., fully adopted ...
December 10, 2003
Bankrate: CD, Money Market Yields Still FlatNU Online News Service, Dec. 10, 2003, 11:12 a.m. EST -- Yields on money market accounts and bank certificates of deposit probably will stay ...
December 04, 2003
Index Annuities 5-Year Returns ShineByThe growth in index annuity sales is getting some new wind. This comes from news about the returns that investors from the late 1990s have ...
December 04, 2003
Qualified Plan Rollovers: The Next FrontierByThe qualified plan rollover market is hardly new. For example, Larry Klein, a registered investment advisor, says rollovers have represented 40% to 50% of his ...
December 04, 2003
Looking At The Fixed Annuity Market: Where Did Everyone Go?Looking At The Fixed Annuity Market: Where Did Everyone Go?ByAs an independent insurance agent, specializing in selling fixed annuities, Im wondering where everybody went.Ive been ...
November 25, 2003
BISA: Bank 3Q Broker-Dealer Sales SlipNU Online News Service, Nov. 25, 2003, 5:45 p.m. EST -- Broker productivity at regional and national banks slipped during the third quarter to ...
November 24, 2003
New Variable Product Accounting Rules ApproachNU Online News Service, Nov. 24, 2003, 8:39 p.m. EST -- Some insurers are making announcements about charges that they expect to take once ...