Annuity Investing
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IRI: Total annuity sales edge down in 3Q, income annuities sales rise
By Warren S. HerschIndustry-wide annuity sales for the third quarter reached nearly $52.9 billion, down from $55.3 billion in the previous quarter.
November 30, 2012
BellTel president: sale of Verizon pension assets to Prudential violates ERISA lawVerizon Communications plan to sell its pension obligations to Prudential violates federal ERISA law, according to an association representing Verizons 41,000 pensioners.
November 30, 2012
BellTel president: sale of Verizon pension assets to Prudential violates ERISA lawVerizon Communications plan to sell its pension obligations to Prudential violates federal ERISA law, according to an association representing Verizons 41,000 pensioners.
November 29, 2012
Jefferson National Adds Alternative Investments to Help ‘Fiscal Cliff’ AnxietyMore than 68% of advisors have increased their use of alternative investments.
November 27, 2012
Guaranteed Income Will Lead Annuity Industry in 2013One of the defining trends for the annuity market in 2012 will continue in 2013: guaranteed income.
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.