Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
October 01, 2002
Moving Away From EquitiesThis year, there has been a slight but noticeable shift in var-iable annuity assets away from equity subaccounts toward fixed accounts and bonds. Following are...
October 01, 2002
Against the TideYou already know the state of the markets. You know, too, how clients feel watching assets dwindle. Industry experts tell you that a down market...
September 30, 2002
Lincoln To Put Annuity Conference On WebNU Online News Service, Sept. 30, 4:18 p.m. -- Lincoln National Corp., Fort Wayne, Ind., will host a conference on U.S. annuities this week ...
September 24, 2002
Jefferson Pilot Fixed Annuity Pays 6.6% First-Year RateNU Online News Service, Sept. 24, 4:16 p.m. -- Jefferson Pilot Financial, Greensboro, N.C., a unit of Jefferson-Pilot Corp., has introduced the Gold 7 ...
September 17, 2002
ICI: Traditional IRA Holders Own More AnnuitiesNU Online News Service, Sept. 17, 5:20 p.m. -- Holders of traditional individual retirement accounts are more likely to own whole life insurance policies ...
September 15, 2002
Ready For Some New Approaches To Indexing?Ready For Some New Approaches To Indexing?With all of the stir associated with the recent equity market volatility and the decline in interest rates, it ...
September 15, 2002
1st Half Index Annuity Sales Hit New Record Of Nearly $5 Billion1st Half Index Annuity Sales Hit New Record Of Nearly $5 Billion ByEquity index annuities hit another sales record in the 2nd quarter of 2002--almost ...
September 15, 2002
EIAs Being Positioned For Safety And RecoveryByWhen equity index annuities first came out, many were just too complex for Thomas Stratton to consider selling."Some EIAs are still too complex," says Stratton, ...
September 09, 2002
Hancock Expands EHansel FamilyNU Online News Service, Sept. 9, 12:54 p.m. -- John Hancock Financial Services Inc., Boston, has introduced eHansel+, a Web-based system for presenting information ...
September 04, 2002
Lincoln Extends CSC ContractNU Online News Service, Sept. 4, 10:46 a.m. -- Lincoln Financial Corp., Fort Wayne, Ind., has extended an administration agreement with Computer Sciences Corp., ...