Annuity Investing
Learn about the latest news and trends in annuity investing for retirement, including tips on the role of annuity income in portfolios
BellTel president: sale of Verizon pension assets to Prudential violates ERISA law
By Warren S. HerschVerizon Communications plan to sell its pension obligations to Prudential violates federal ERISA law, according to an association representing Verizons 41,000 pensioners.
November 20, 2012
Annuity Sales Struggle Due to Low Rates: LIMRAGuaranteed living benefit riders were a bright spot in an otherwise dismal third quarter.
November 19, 2012
Guaranteed Income Without an Annuity: A Product Whose Time Has Come?Talk about filling a need. Aria Retirement Solutions has a guaranteed income source without the variable annuity chassisand advisors are catching on.
November 15, 2012
SEC Socks MassMutual With $1.6 Million VA PenaltyThe SEC on Thursday charged Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. with securities law violations for failing to sufficiently disclose the potential negative impact of a cap it placed on a complex investment product that investors were planning to use for retirement.
November 08, 2012
How New Deferred Annuities Provide Income Early in RetirementCreating products to provide sustainable retirement income for the diverse group of baby boomers just entering retirement has presented a big challenge for insurance companies, but theyre stepping up.
November 08, 2012
Timothy CulhaneIn 1980, contractor Timothy Culhane was working on a seven-story worksite when he tripped on some unsecured cabling laid down by electrical subcontractors.
November 08, 2012
Reggie KellyOn Sept. 13, 1983, welder Reggie Kelly hopped on his motorcycle to go cash his paycheck over a lunch break. In the moments that followed, everything changed.
November 07, 2012
Video Part III: The Importance of Annuities in Creating an Adaptable Retirement StrategyIn this video, Eric Taylor, National Sales Manager with Genworth Financial and Bart Bradshaw, Advanced Marketing Attorney with Genworth Financial discuss how an age-based in-service withdrawal from qualified plans may protect assets from market fluctuation and preserve post-retirement opportunities for income.