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Why Some Annuity IMOs Own Their Own Broker-Dealer
By Linda KocoAt least three big fixed indexed annuity marketers now own their own broker-dealers.
February 11, 2010
Bipartisan Jobs Bill Includes COBRA, Pension ProvisionsSen. Max Baucus and Sen. Charles Grassley have teamed up to unveil a jobs bill draft that would extend the COBRA subsidy program and ease some of the requirements imposed on pension plan sponsors.
February 11, 2010
ING Promotes Rational Approach To SavingsAn insurer is running a television commercial that encourages consumers to base retirement planning on something more than guesswork.
February 11, 2010
Socialized medicine: We're halfway thereHow much of an impact will Obamacare really have if we're already halfway there? We point to the following horrifying statistic this week from the...
February 11, 2010
MIB: Life Activity IncreasesU.S. life insurers received more requests for individual coverage in January than they did in January 2009, and activity for older applicants was much stronger.
February 11, 2010
Why Some Annuity IMOs Own Their Own Broker-DealerAt least three big fixed indexed annuity marketers now own their own broker-dealers.
February 11, 2010
Allianz FIA Product Annuity Includes Bond Index OptionA new fixed index annuity has debuted with a bond index allocation option plus an annual reset crediting method.
February 11, 2010
The president's bogus challengeRepublicans are rightly skeptical of the president's outstretched hand, given his call for bipartisanship now, only after Scott Brown's win and his back against the...