Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
July 20, 2003
The Next Fixed Annuity Market ShiftThe Next Fixed Annuity Market ShiftByThe fixed annuity business is starting to go through yet another market shift.This comes nearly three years after fixed annuities ...
July 17, 2003
Kehrer: Variable Products Push Bank Annuity Sales Up 2.3%NU Online News Service, July 17, 2003, 3:04 p.m. EDT -- Bank sales of annuities increased to $4.5 billion in May, up 2.3% from ...
July 13, 2003
Immediate Annuities Appealing To Pre-Retirees Survey FindsMed Mal Reform Sidetracked In SenateByWashington Medical malpractice reform legislation is at least temporarily sidetracked in the Senate after sponsors of the bill failed to ...
July 13, 2003
Immediate Annuities Appealing To Pre-Retirees Survey FindsImmediate Annuities Appealing To Pre-Retirees Survey FindsByImmediate annuities are popular with people actively planning for their retirement and are likely to gain even more popularity, ...
July 06, 2003
About Conservative Investing In Variable ProductsAbout Conservative Investing In Variable ProductsPeople do need to invest to reflect their own risk profile, says John Fenton, a principal with Tillinghast in the ...
July 06, 2003
Talking To Seniors About Annuities NowTalking To Seniors About Annuities NowBySenior clients who were burned by the three-year economic downturn are not wasting any time in reacting to recent changes ...
July 02, 2003
Kehrer: Banks Sell More Variable AnnuitiesNU Online News Service, July 2, 2003, 1:13 p.m. EDT -- U.S. banks generated $4.25 billion in annuity sales in April, up from $4 ...
July 01, 2003
Left Behind?Variable annuities suffered a blow last month when President Bush's new tax law, the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, failed to...
June 24, 2003
Kehrer: Banks Are Reporting Higher VA SalesNU Online News Service, June 24, 2003, 5:06 p.m. EDT -- Banks are reporting $12.5 billion in annuity sales for the first quarter, up ...
June 22, 2003
Pomeroy: VA Industry Should Be Wary Of Bush Tax AgendaByWashington The variable annuity industry should be wary of the Bush administrations tax agenda, which could make annuities a much less attractive product, says Rep. ...