Annuity Investing
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Suit Attacks Excessive Annuity Payment Deferral (Updated 2-10-2005)
By Allison BellA Claremont, Calif., lawyer says life insurers should compare annuity deferral periods with customers' life expectancies.[@@]The lawyer, William Shernoff of Shernoff Bidart & Darras ...
December 09, 2004
VA Sales Lost Some Momentum In 3QYear-to-date sales are minimally ahead of last yearBy Rick CareyVariable annuity sales momentum for 2004 dropped off substantially in the third quarter from the first ...
November 15, 2004
Annuity Rider Pays Inflation-Adjusted LTC BenefitsNU Online News Service, Nov. 15, 2004, 6:51 p.m. ESTA U.S. unit of Manulife Financial Corp., Toronto, is adding a fixed annuity that could ...
October 07, 2004
NAVA Speakers Call For ClarityVariable annuity companies should deliver a simpler message and simpler variable annuity products.[@@]Many speakers echoed that theme here earlier this week at the annual ...
October 04, 2004
Phoenix Hires Prudential Annuity VeteranNU Online News Service, Oct. 4, 2004, 4:13 p.m. EDTThe Phoenix Companies Inc., Hartford, has hired Zafar Rashid to be a senior vice president ...
October 01, 2004
Standard Adds Fixed, Deferred AnnuityNU Online News Service, Oct. 1, 2004, 5:35 p.m. EDTStandard Insurance Company, Portland, Ore., has introduced the Principal Growth Annuity contract.[@@]The product is a ...
September 30, 2004
Working With A Re-Branded AnnuityThere are ways to avoid sour reactions among advisors and clientsBy Robert Holaday Jr. and Karen WallaceFor most of us, change can be an unsettling ...
September 17, 2004
MassMutual Rolls Out Fixed AnnuityNU Online News Service, Sept. 17, 2004, 3:53 p.m. EDTMassachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Springfield, Mass., has introduced a fixed deferred annuity.[@@]The product, the ...