Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
NASD Issues Variable Annuity Alert
By Barry HigginsByUnethical sales practices in the annuity marketplace have increased over the last few years, according to the National Association of Securities Dealers, causing the organization ...
June 01, 2003
Industry Regroups After Failing To Get Annuities In The Tax Cut BillIndustry Regroups After Failing To Get Annuities In The Tax Cut BillByWashington The fallout from the failure of Congress to include variable annuities in the ...
May 28, 2003
BISA: Bank Broker-Dealers Report Mixed ResultsNU Online News Service, May 28, 2003, 5:11 p.m. EDT -- Bank broker-dealers reported lower sales for the first quarter than they reported for ...
May 25, 2003
Bank-Sold Insurance Will Keep EvolvingByThe days of banks simply offering bank customers 30-, 60-, 90- and 180-day certificates of deposit (CDs) and one-, three- and five-year CDs are long ...
May 25, 2003
Dividend Proposal Leaves Out VAsByWashington The life insurance industry took a hit at the hands of Congressional tax writers when they agreed on a $350 billion tax cut that ...
May 19, 2003
Hancock Redesigns Revolution AnnuitiesNU Online News Service, May 19, 2003, 4:35 p.m. EDT -- John Hancock Financial Services Inc., Boston, says it has redesigned its Revolution variable ...
May 18, 2003
Nine Mistakes To Avoid When Marketing To SeniorsNine Mistakes To Avoid When Marketing To SeniorsBy Wilma G. AndersonLike constructing a building, you make a sale by building it brick by brick. But ...
May 18, 2003
Fight Goes On Over Extending Dividend Tax Cuts To AnnuitiesFight Goes On Over Extending Dividend Tax Cuts To AnnuitiesByWashington Life insurers are facing a fluid situation at press time in the effort to include ...