Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
September 15, 2003
NAIC Adopts Annuity Suitability ModelNU Online News Service, Sept. 15, 2003, 6:02 p.m. EDT -- ChicagoThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Kansas City, Mo., has concluded five years ...
September 14, 2003
Bank Investment Productivity Down From Last Year: BISAByThe monthly productivity of bank broker-dealers fell 8%, to $25,708, during the second quarter of 2003, from an average of $28,058 in terms of gross ...
September 09, 2003
Survey: 45% Of U.S. Adults Not Familiar With AnnuitiesNU Online News Service, Sept. 9, 2003, 6:03 p.m. EDT -- Sixty-eight percent of U.S. adults interviewed said they believed they would need at ...
September 05, 2003
Regulators Ponder ACLI Objections To Suitability ModelNU Online News Service, Sept. 5, 2003, 7:13 p.m. EDT -- State insurance regulators are weighing complaints from the American Council of Life Insurers, ...
September 04, 2003
FRC Hires Three Investment AnalystsNU Online News Service, Sept. 4, 2003, 2:45 p.m. EDT -- Financial Research Corp., Boston, has hired three investment research analysts and says it ...
August 31, 2003
2Q Index Annuity Sales Hit Another Record: $3.7 Billion2Q Index Annuity Sales HitAnother Record: $3.7 BillionByThe second quarter of 2003 turned out to be another record quarter for sales of index annuities, according ...
August 31, 2003
Annuity Sales In Banks Rose In June On Continued VA StrengthAnnuity Sales In Banks Rose In June On Continued VA StrengthBySpurred by variable products, total annuity sales in banks rose to $4.4 billion in June, ...
August 25, 2003
AEGON Reports Higher Stable Value Product SalesNU Online News Service, Aug. 25, 2003, 1:44 p.m. EDT -- AEGON Institutional Markets, Louisville, Ky., is reporting $6.3 billion in sales of stable ...
August 22, 2003
BISA: Bank Rep Productivity Falls But VA Sales SoarNU Online News Service, Aug. 22, 2003, 3:53 p.m. EDT -- The stock market rebounded during the second quarter, but registered representatives at bank ...
August 21, 2003
MetLife Promotes Income Annuities With Planning ToolNU Online News Service, Aug. 21, 2003, 12:02 p.m. EDT -- MetLife Inc., New York, is promoting income annuities by putting up a new ...