Annuities

December 31, 2005

The changing face of retirement. What does that mean? Well, given the human propensity for individuality, it could mean 76 million different things over the next 25 years. Retirement is changing because boomers are like this, or because boomers are

December 31, 2005

Forming professional relationships with CPAs, estate planning attorneys, tax attorneys or anyone else you want to throw into the mix can be exponentially profitable for your business and theirs. In an industry that thrives on referrals, what better

December 31, 2005

A successful initial meeting with a prospect is wasted if you fail in the next important step: following up. What are the best ways to follow up? That depends on who you ask. So we decided to ask many of you how you do it. What are your best ways...

December 30, 2005

Hanover Insurance Group Inc. says it has closed on a previously announced sale of its run-off variable life and variable annuity businesses to Goldman ...

December 29, 2005

A major insurer has spruced up its electronic customer services.[@@]The insurer, Nationwide Financial Services Inc., Columbus, Ohio, has started delivering statements and other documents ...

December 29, 2005

The Internal Revenue Service has published temporary annuity valuation rules for taxpayers who are converting traditional individual retirement accounts that have not yet been ...

December 27, 2005

Ameriprise Financial Inc. is preparing to launch a television advertising campaign that will remind the oldest baby boomers that they are about to turn ...