March Fund Flows Tied To World Events
By Jim ConnollyByGuessing where investors will put their mutual fund dollars may be like predicting the path of a pinball, given current world events, but data through ...
April 06, 2003
How To Be Proactive In The Face Of Ever-Changing Federal RegulationBySweeping federal legislation passed in the wake of September 11 has had significant impact on the insurance industry, but few details have been provided regarding ...
April 06, 2003
Variable Clients Flock To Conservative OptionsBy"I need to stop the bleeding." "I cant take it anymore." "I think we need to look at how my assets are performing."These are some ...
April 06, 2003
Time For New Look At A-Share VAs?By Timothy C. PfeiferIndustry observers have noted that A-share variable annuities are emerging as a topic of more serious discussion within the business lately. This ...
April 06, 2003
In A Switch, SERPS Are Being Funded With Fixed AnnuitiesIn A Switch, SERPS Are Being Funded With Fixed AnnuitiesBy Douglas I. FriedmanOne result of the stock markets volatility is that clients are now choosing ...
April 06, 2003
Fixed Index Annuity Sales Hit New Record Of $11.7 Billion in 2002Fixed Index Annuity Sales Hit New Record Of $11.7 Billion In 2002ByFixed index annuities continued on their record-setting sales track, producing $11.67 billion in sales ...
April 06, 2003
Retirement Savings House Bill ReadiedByWashington Reps. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Ben Cardin, D-Md., are expected to introduce legislation this week that would increase the incentives for retirement savings and ...
April 06, 2003
NAIC Reasserts Its Opposition To Association Health PlansNAIC Reasserts Its Opposition To Association Health PlansByFending off criticism that they had veered from their stance opposing association health plans, state insurance regulators reiterated ...