Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Nationwide Doubles Sales Through Securities Channel
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, March 19, 11:38 a.m. -- Nationwide Financial Services Inc., Columbus, Ohio, says it doubled sales of variable annuities through large ...
March 01, 2002
Banks Attracting More DepositsNU Online News Service, March 1, 6:35 p.m. -- Investors seem to be depositing more of their cash at banks, according to an analyst ...
February 26, 2002
VA Assets, Sales Starting To RecoverNU Online News Service, Feb. 26, 2:29 p.m. -- The combined net assets of U.S. variable annuities shrank 7.7% in 2001, to $893 billion, ...
February 04, 2002
MIB Publishes Major Mortality ReferenceNU Online News Service, Feb. 4, 4:37 p.m. -- MIB Inc., Westwood, Mass., says its Center for Medical Actuary Services has published A Descriptive ...
February 03, 2002
What Do You Say To Clients Who Want Safety?What Do You Say To Clients Who Want Safety?"Many mutual fund investors feel theyve been slapped in the face," says Daniel Mulheran."Not only did their ...
February 03, 2002
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February 03, 2002
Annuitization Rates Are Inching Up, But What Will Take Them HigherAnnuitization Rates Are Inching Up, But What Will Take Them Higher?Although lifetime income is unique to annuities among financial products, this feature has not been ...
February 03, 2002
Fixed Annuity Offerings Are UpFixed Annuity Offerings Are UpWhen reviewing the Fixed Annuity Trends chart on this page, my first reaction is to note how many insurance companies have ...