Annuities
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1Q VA Sales Just Shy Of Record
By Frank OconnorIn the 1st quarter of 2006, new sales of variable annuities at $37.6 billion fell just short of their all-time high.The 1st quarter total was ...
June 23, 2006
House Approves $5 Million Estate Tax ExemptionMembers of the U.S. House voted 269-156 Thursday to pass a bill that would increase the estate tax exemption to $5 million per individual, or ...
June 22, 2006
New EIA Tool for InvestorsInvestors can now evaluate the performance of equity-indexed annuities (EIAs) at www.personalyze.org thanks to MCP Premium, developer of software that provides free comparisons of equity-indexed annuities' performance.
June 21, 2006
NAVA Reports Higher 1Q VA SalesU.S. variable annuities attracted $7 billion more in cash than they lost during the first quarter, up from a net inflow of $4.8 billion for ...
June 21, 2006
NAVA Reports Higher 1Q VA SalesU.S. variable annuities attracted $7 billion more in cash than they lost during the first quarter, up from a net inflow of $4.8 billion for ...
June 21, 2006
MetLife Promotes Personal Financial Safety NetsA giant insurer has started a national brand advertising campaign with the title "if."MetLife Inc., New York, says the campaign reminds consumers about the possibilities ...
June 21, 2006
MetLife Promotes Personal Financial Safety NetsA giant insurer has started a national brand advertising campaign with the title "if."MetLife Inc., New York, says the campaign reminds consumers about the possibilities ...
June 21, 2006
Feds Ease Fund Of Funds LimitsThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has completed regulations that could help life insurers that run lifecycle funds and other "funds of funds."The final rule, ...