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Bank Annuity Sales Hit $12.5 Billion In 1st Quarter
By Trevor ThomasBank Annuity Sales Hit $12.5 Billion In 1st QuarterByBanks sold $12.5 billion in total annuities in the first quarter, up from $11.4 billion in the ...
July 20, 2003
The New Tax Law and AnnuitiesEvery time there is a significant change in tax law, the first question those of us in the insurance business ask is 'what does this ...
July 20, 2003
The Next Fixed Annuity Market ShiftThe Next Fixed Annuity Market ShiftByThe fixed annuity business is starting to go through yet another market shift.This comes nearly three years after fixed annuities ...
July 17, 2003
Kehrer: Variable Products Push Bank Annuity Sales Up 2.3%NU Online News Service, July 17, 2003, 3:04 p.m. EDT -- Bank sales of annuities increased to $4.5 billion in May, up 2.3% from ...
July 13, 2003
Immediate Annuities Appealing To Pre-Retirees Survey FindsMed Mal Reform Sidetracked In SenateByWashington Medical malpractice reform legislation is at least temporarily sidetracked in the Senate after sponsors of the bill failed to ...
July 13, 2003
Immediate Annuities Appealing To Pre-Retirees Survey FindsImmediate Annuities Appealing To Pre-Retirees Survey FindsByImmediate annuities are popular with people actively planning for their retirement and are likely to gain even more popularity, ...
July 06, 2003
About Conservative Investing In Variable ProductsAbout Conservative Investing In Variable ProductsPeople do need to invest to reflect their own risk profile, says John Fenton, a principal with Tillinghast in the ...
July 06, 2003
Talking To Seniors About Annuities NowTalking To Seniors About Annuities NowBySenior clients who were burned by the three-year economic downturn are not wasting any time in reacting to recent changes ...