Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Bank Annuity Slump Continues
By Trevor ThomasNU Online News Service, Jan. 13, 10:35 p.m. -- Bank sales of annuities continued to falter in November 2002 after setting a record pace ...
December 29, 2002
3Q Fixed Annuity Sales Of $30 Billion Set Another Quarterly RecordByFixed annuity sales set yet another single-quarter record in the third quarter of 2002 with $30 billion in overall fixed annuity sales.The third quarter marked ...
December 20, 2002
Study: VA Sales Literature Needs ImprovementNU Online News Service, Dec. 20, 3:15 p.m. -- Sellers of variable annuities should put more emphasis on VA basics and protection features in ...
December 20, 2002
Prudential Financial To Buy American SkandiaNU Online News Service, Dec. 20, 2:35 p.m. -- Prudential Financial Inc., Newark, N.J., has signed an agreement with Skandia Insurance Company Ltd., Stockholm, ...
December 16, 2002
Nationwide Updates Annuity, Advisory ProgramsNU Online News Service, Dec. 16, 12:13 p.m. -- Nationwide Financial Services Inc., Columbus, Ohio, is updating its variable annuity program and setting up ...
December 15, 2002
Scam Alert On Charitable Gift Annuities Was A False Alarm"Scam Alert" On Charitable Gift Annuities Was A False AlarmTo The Editor: In his Dec. 2 article, "Scam Alert on Some Charitable Gift Annuities," Chris ...
December 01, 2002
Scam Alert: Some Charitable Gift Annuities May Cause ProblemsScam Alert: Some Charitable Gift Annuities May Cause ProblemsByCharitable gift annuities are wonderful planning tools, but theres been some recent talk about them involving scams ...
November 24, 2002
VAs Surged In Banks In SeptemberByDespite a still-shaky stock market, banks sales of variable annuities staged a comeback in September, while banks fixed annuity sales continued their recent slump, ...