Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
October 05, 2005
VA Industry Needs To Do The Right ThingNew YorkThe variable annuity industry kicked off its annual meeting with a call to "do the right thing." During the course of the annual ...
October 02, 2005
Next Annuity Industry Storm: Overselling GLWBsThe annuity industry gets into trouble occasionally by not discouraging the overselling of potential returns; now some in the business are doing the same thing with guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits in annuities.
October 02, 2005
Annuitization Is Coming-One Way Or Another"The pig through the python" is how some are describing the oncoming flood of baby boomers reaching retirement age.The first boomers will reach early retirement ...
October 02, 2005
Tax-Free Annuity Exchanges: The Good, Bad And UglyWe have long believed that "one size does not fit all" when it comes to annuities, or to any financial product, for that matter.This concept ...
October 02, 2005
Tax-Free Annuity Exchanges: The Good, Bad And UglyWe have long believed that "one size does not fit all" when it comes to annuities, or to any financial product, for that matter.This concept ...
October 02, 2005
Annuitization Is Coming-One Way Or Another"The pig through the python" is how some are describing the oncoming flood of baby boomers reaching retirement age.The first boomers will reach early retirement ...
October 01, 2005
Next Annuity Industry Storm: Overselling GLWBsThe annuity industry gets into trouble occasionally by not discouraging the overselling of potential returns; now some in the business are doing the same thing with guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits in annuities.
September 30, 2005
Annuity Sales Plummet In Banks In JulyBecause of a drop in sales of fixed-rate products, annuity sales at banks and savings institutions fell to $3.3 billion in July, down 19% ...
September 28, 2005
Set The Record Straight On Variable AnnuitiesAny astute advisor can overcome the arguments raised by the negative press surrounding annuitiesAfter all these years, it still amazes me that the things ...
September 28, 2005
Solving Value Disconnect With Variable AnnuitiesVAs today may do exactly what clients really need, want and appreciateThere is, it seems, a growing disconnect between many of us in financial ...