Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Annuity Sales In Banks Rose In June On Continued VA Strength
By Trevor ThomasAnnuity Sales In Banks Rose In June On Continued VA StrengthBySpurred by variable products, total annuity sales in banks rose to $4.4 billion in June, ...
August 21, 2003
MetLife Promotes Income Annuities With Planning ToolNU Online News Service, Aug. 21, 2003, 12:02 p.m. EDT -- MetLife Inc., New York, is promoting income annuities by putting up a new ...
August 20, 2003
NAVA: Net Flow Of Cash Into Variable Annuities Climbs 88%NU Online News Service, Aug. 20, 2003, 5:22 p.m. EDT -- U.S. variable annuities attracted $33 billion in premiums during the second quarter, up ...
August 19, 2003
Analysis: Rising Rates Save Annuity Writers From Spread SqueezeNU Online News Service, Aug. 19, 2003, 5:12 p.m. EDT -- The increase in U.S. long term interest rates that began in June should ...
August 14, 2003
Structured Settlement Annuity Revenue Rises To $3 BillionNU Online News Service, Aug. 14, 2003, 12:37 p.m. EDT -- The life insurance company members of the National Structured Settlements Trade Association, Washington, ...
August 13, 2003
Thrivent Reports Higher 1st Half Net IncomeNU Online News Service, Aug. 13, 2003, 11:38 a.m. EDT -- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Minneapolis, is reporting $73 million in net income for ...
August 10, 2003
Regulators Send Message To Sellers Of Securities: BewareRegulators Send Message To Sellers Of Securities: BewareSecurities regulators have continued to target practices used by broker-dealers to sell variable annuities and have started targeting ...
August 10, 2003
Consider Cash Flow Planning With Laddering And AnnuitiesConsider Cash Flow Planning With Laddering And AnnuitiesLets compare the classic retirement income cash flow planning technique--laddering of bank certificates of deposit (CDs)--with a modified ...