Annuities
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Manulife Markets VA Principal Withdrawal Rider
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, March 16, 2004, 3:43 p.m. EST -- Manulife USA, Boston, has introduced the Principal Plus Rider for use with its ...
March 04, 2004
Variable Up, Fixed Down In 2003 Annuity SalesNU Online News Service, Mar. 4, 2004, 9:40 a.m. EST -- A recovering stock market boosted variable annuities sales in 2003 while falling interest ...
March 04, 2004
Bank Annuity Sales Topped $50 Billion In 2003By Kenneth KehrerTotal bank sales of individual annuities (fixed and variable) inched up 2% to a new sales record of $50.1 billion in 2003.While fixed ...
March 04, 2004
Utah Index Annuity Bill DerailedBy Linda KocoA Utah house bill involving index annuity sales met with strong insurance industry opposition recently and was subsequently tabled.Introduced by Rep. Merlynn T. ...
February 26, 2004
Allstate Unit Launches VA FamilyNU Online News Service, Feb. 26, 2004, 2:15 p.m. EST -- A unit of Allstate Corp., Northbrook, Ill., has introduced a line of variable ...
February 26, 2004
Principal Announces 7 PromotionsNU Online News Service, Feb. 26, 2004, 1:43 p.m. EST -- Principal Financial Group Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, has announced 4 top-level promotions.[@@]The company ...
February 25, 2004
Western United Uses Aquilan Patriot Act SoftwareNU Online News Service, Feb. 25, 2004, 3:52 p.m. EST -- The Aquilan Group Inc., San Antonio, says a life insurer has started using ...
February 17, 2004
BISA Reports Big Drop In Bank Fixed Annuity SalesNU Online News Service, Feb. 17, 2004, 4:32 p.m. EST -- Bank broker-dealers ran into turbulence in the fourth quarter of 2003.[@@]The stock market ...