Indeed Annuity Sales Soar At AmerUs
By Staff WriterAn increase in benefits expenses hurt net earnings at AmerUs Group Company during the second quarter, but sales of the company's core indexed annuities ...
July 27, 2005
Ta Officials Publish Guidance Priority ListValuation of estates, Roth individual retirement account distributions and tax treatment of annuities used in retirement plan withdrawals are some of the topics on ...
July 27, 2005
WellPoint Doubles ProfitsStrong sales to big employers helped WellPoint Inc. generate healthy second-quarter earnings.[@@]WellPoint, Indianapolis, is reporting $559 million in net income for the latest quarter ...
July 27, 2005
Fidelity, Lincoln Life Regain First Place Among Web Sites: DalbarFidelity Investments regained its rating as best corporate life insurance and annuity Web site for consumers in the second quarter, while Lincoln Life moved ...
July 27, 2005
Feds Hope To Speed Up Disability ProcessThe Social Security Administration has proposed a major overhaul to the notoriously slow system it uses to evaluate applications for disability benefits.[@@]The overhaul could ...
July 27, 2005
International Stock Funds Lead InflowsFunds that invest in foreign companies were the most popular with investors last month, attracting nearly $8 billion in new money, according to Financial Research...
July 27, 2005
Vanguard International Growth Fund Manager to RetireVanguard Group said on Tuesday that Richard Foulkes will retire as lead portfolio manager of the $9.8-billion Vanguard International Growth Fund (VWIGX) at the end...
July 27, 2005
Barclays Plans ETF Tracking CommoditiesBarclays Global Investors Inc., the leading provider of exchange-trade funds, plans to introduce an ETF that tracks commodities. Barclays said on Tuesday that it has filed...