Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
April 25, 2024
Industry Players Weigh In on the DOL's New Fiduciary DefinitionAnnuity distribution veterans, regulation backers and harsh critics look at what comes next.
April 25, 2024
Finseca CEO Pans New DOL Fiduciary Regs, Sketches Litigation PathLabor's attempts to address the insurance industry's concerns were merely "cosmetic," Marc Cadin says.
April 24, 2024
BlackRock Launches In-Plan Lifetime Income ProgramThe asset manager is now offering Brighthouse and Equitable annuitization options through three big retirement plans.
April 24, 2024
Fiduciary Rule Regs May Cut $5,000 in Annual Fees per Annuity Pro: DOLOfficials estimate the industrywide revenue loss could be as much as $530 million per year.
April 23, 2024
DOL Changes Fiduciary Rule Advice Definition ScopeThe new "investment advice fiduciary" definition excludes sales pitches and investment education.
April 23, 2024
Life, Health and Annuity Issuers Post Their Q1 NumbersInvestors are getting hints about what publicly traded insurers are doing.
April 23, 2024
Vanguard: Now's the Time for TIPSTreasury Inflation-Protected Securities can also serve as a hedge against volatility, says the firm's head of rates.
April 22, 2024
IRS Slashes Life Insurer Yield BenchmarkThe agency found that those long-term, retirement-oriented investors had portfolio problems.
April 22, 2024
U.S. Mortality Is Still High — And It's Not Just COVIDWhat's killing more Americans now? COVID, and something else.
April 18, 2024
Can This Annuity Ease Social Security Claiming Pressure?A Nassau Financial executive says the company's latest product supports the decision-making process.