Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
How To Sell Annuities Unintentionally In A Down Market
By David SaxonHow To Sell Annuities Unintentionally In A Down MarketByI was asked recently how I was selling so many annuities in a down market. Frankly, I ...
September 16, 2003
Papers Focus On Forecasts Involving Random VariablesNU Online News Service, Sept. 16, 2003, 3:46 p.m. EDT -- Organizers of the recent Stochastic Modeling Symposium in Toronto gave the Outstanding Paper ...
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 ...