Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
VAs Continue Comeback In Banks
By Trevor ThomasByBank variable annuity premiums were up 34% in June 2002 over year-ago levels and increased 6% over May 2002, reports Kenneth Kehrer Associates, Princeton, ...
August 15, 2002
Banks Continue VA ComebackNU Online News Service, Aug. 15, 4:46 p.m. -- Bank variable annuity sales increased to $1.2 billion in June, up 6% from May and ...
August 14, 2002
Nationwide: Banks Poised To Sell More InsuranceNU Online News Service, Aug. 14, 3:59 p.m. -- High-income professionals might be more interested in buying life insurance and annuities from banks than ...
August 12, 2002
Bank Broker Dealers Had Strong QuarterNU Online News Service, Aug. 12, 5:07 p.m. -- Bank broker-dealers brought in more revenue during the second quarter, according to Kenneth Kehrer Associates, ...
August 11, 2002
Index Annuities: To Protect And PreserveByBack in 1999, many financial counselors were urging clients to "take some money off the table."I also spread this refrain in my turn-of-the-century presentations on ...
August 04, 2002
Competition Tightens In The Bank Annuity MarketCompetition Tightens In The Bank Annuity MarketByShelf space for annuities in banks is narrowing, despite investor skittishness over the stock market, experts say.Notwithstanding record sales, ...
August 01, 2002
Hancock Reports Lower 2nd Quarter Net IncomeNU Online News Service, Aug. 1, 6:02 p.m. -- John Hancock Financial Services Inc., Boston, is reporting $98 million in net income for the ...
July 29, 2002
Structured Settlement Annuity Production Falls 5%NU Online News Service, July 29, 1:10 p.m. -- Life insurance members of the National Structured Settlements Trade Association, Washington, wrote annuities with a ...