Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Help Clients Diversify a Portfolio With Annuities
By John StevensonSome clients have nerves of steel. Others don't.
September 13, 2024
Fed Puts Life and Annuity Real Estate Under Magnifying GlassAnalysts estimate a severe crisis could cut 16 insurers' capital by more than 20%.
September 12, 2024
Top 12 States for Retirement Income NowThe Census Bureau has posted torrents of new data about how Americans are doing.
September 11, 2024
What the IRS Manual Tells Staffers About Life and AnnuitiesWhen agency bill collectors come calling, they hope to find sources of "collection potential."
September 11, 2024
Congress Gets a Nudge on 'Too Big to Fail' Life InsurersOne possibility could be giving state regulators new powers, an in-house analyst suggests.
September 10, 2024
High-Income Retirement Savers Still in a Post-Pandemic SlumpFor the top 5%, post-tax, inflation-adjusted income is 1.7% lower than it was before everything changed.
September 06, 2024
Annuity Issuers Send More Business to the Cayman IslandsMoody's rating analysts wish they had an easier time seeing what's happening there.
September 04, 2024
What Would Happen if a Big Insurer Failed?The effect of a major failure on state guaranty funds is not clear, according to a Fed economist.