Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
April 10, 2023
Research Points to a Better Way to Market AnnuitiesEmphasizing annuities' role in asset preservation may be a better sales pitch than current fear-based tactics.
April 10, 2023
Anxiety Abounds as Americans Contemplate Social Security, Market RisksMost Americans feel they can't "count on" Social Security for a dignified retirement, a new survey shows.
April 10, 2023
Confessions of an Indexed Annuity PuristIt's time to admit there may be a better way to calculate interest on a policy.
April 07, 2023
10 State-Level Long-Term Care Bills to Track NowOne in play in the highest-population state could create a government-run long-term care insurance program.
April 05, 2023
New York Life Adds Fixed Annuity With Lifetime Withdrawal GuaranteeBuyers of the contract can get a guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit rider.
April 04, 2023
Life and Annuity Issuers Show Their Interest Rate PainFitch analysts say big carriers have enough cash to cushion the blow.
April 03, 2023
Nationwide Gets Closer to Fidelity — and InvescoThe relationships will add a distribution option and expand a variable annuity's fund menu.
April 03, 2023
Watch Out When Using This Type of Trust: IRSThis kind of annuity trust can be misused by promoters, advisors and taxpayers trying to eliminate ordinary income and capital gains.
March 31, 2023
How the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Affects AnnuitiesIf you're looking for something to talk to clients about, the new federal law could fill the bill.
March 30, 2023
Cross Out More Ink Signature Requirements: IRI to NAICThe retirement services group says signing electronically should be the default.