Life Insurance
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Allianz to Pay $10 Million in Multi-State Suitability Settlement
By Arthur D. Postal and Elizabeth D. FestaAllianz Life Insurance Company has agreed to a multi-state settlement with 44 state insurance regulators regarding suitability issues involving the sale of so-called two-tier fixed annuities, some of them equity indexed annuities.
September 04, 2012
Manulife Financial Acquires Wellington West FinancialManulife Financial and its Canadian dealer, Manulife Securities, hope that its acquisition of Wellington West Financial Services Inc., a dealership registered with the Mutual Funds Dealers Association from National Bank Financial Group, will propel it to being one of Canadas premier investment firms.
September 04, 2012
Are we already falling off the fiscal cliff?Businesses are worried about something that may not even occur.
September 04, 2012
Advisors: Prep Affluent Clients for Higher Taxes Next YearPolitical guru Andy Friedman predicts taxes will go up for your wealthy clients in 2013.
September 03, 2012
The fiduciary duty between clients and beneficiariesWe must also educate our clients on their responsibilities in providing benefits to other members of their families.