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Policyholders Getting Smarter, Leading to Charges for VA Products, Says Moody's
By Elizabeth D. FestaWhat is your company's assumption? Moody's says that if a companys assumptions underestimate how smart customers are in timing and making decisions, there can be significant unexpected additional economic costs to the company.
December 12, 2011
Public Retirement Ages Come Under Greater ScrutinyWith Americans increasingly likely to live well into their 80s, critics question whether paying lifetime pensions to retirees from age 55 or 60 is financially sustainable.
December 12, 2011
Genworth Financial, Pacific Life, W&S Financial Group, Jefferson National Debut New ProductsTwo new index annuities from Genworth Financial, SecureLiving Index 7 and SecureLiving Index 10 Plus, are single-premium, fixed deferred annuities that offer index-based and fixed interest crediting strategies.
December 12, 2011
Sun Life to Discontinue VA and Individual Life Sales in U.S.Sun Life President and Chief Executive Officer Dean Connor says that a desire to improve returns on shareholders' equity and reduce volatility were among the factors contributing to the companys market reorientation.
December 12, 2011
Sun Life to Discontinue VA and Individual Life Sales in U.S.Sun Life President and Chief Executive Officer Dean Connor says that a desire to improve returns on shareholders' equity and reduce volatility were among the factors contributing to the companys market reorientation.
December 12, 2011
Should You Hand Out Swim Goggles to Your Prospects Who Own Variable Annuities?Yes, you can repair those 10-year-old, under water VAs that are now in qualified or IRA contracts.
December 11, 2011
Whole Life Carrying the Load in 2011While whole life sales are up 10% through the first nine months of 2011, term life sales are floundering.
December 09, 2011
The 12 Days of Christmas? That'll Cost You a Record $101,119.84 (The Atlantic)Unfortunately for very literal Christmas carolers, 2011 was the most expensive year yet for following the shopping instructions of that traditional carol "The 12 Days of Christmas."