Annuity Investing
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A Pragmatist's Guide To The SEC's Proposed Rule 151A
By Steve TuckeyBy now, everyone in the annuity business is aware that the Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing Rule 151A under the Securities Act of 1933--a rule that will require the most popular types of index annuities to be registered as securities...
June 29, 2005
Hancock Offers Fied Annuity Bonus RatesJohn Hancock Life Insurance Company is trying to whet customers' interest in its fixed annuities.[@@]Hancock, Boston, is introducing a first-year bonus interest rate for ...
June 19, 2005
BloviatorsFlash to regulators and legislators, state and federal: You need to do a reality check and try as hard as you can to get some ...
April 06, 2005
Jefferson Pilot To Sell Annuity Through BanksNU Online News Service, April 6, 2005, 3:12 p.m. EDTA Greensboro, N.C., insurer is expanding its efforts to reach consumers where they save.[@@]The insurer, ...
March 07, 2005
Jackson National Adds AnnuityNU Online News Service, March 7, 2005, 4:51 p.m. ESTA Lansing, Mich., insurer has changed a guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit feature.[@@]The insurer, Jackson National ...
February 16, 2005
Midland National Defends Annuity Liquidity OptionsMidland National Life Insurance Company, West Des Moines, Iowa, says its customers can get cash out of its annuities relatively quickly.[@@]A team of lawyers ...
February 09, 2005
Midland National Defends Annuity Liquidity OptionsMidland National Defends Annuity Liquidity OptionsByMidland National Life Insurance Company, West Des Moines, Iowa, says its customers can get cash out of its annuities relatively ...
February 07, 2005
Conseco Contract To Pay 7% BonusNU Online News Service, Feb. 7, 2005, 4:51 p.m. ESTA Carmel, Ind., insurer has introduced a new equity-indexed annuity.[@@]The insurer, Conseco Inc., says the ...