Annuity Investing
Learn about the latest news and trends in annuity investing for retirement, including tips on the role of annuity income in portfolios
November 27, 2024
Annuities' Bubble Shines! The World, Not So Much.Wink confirms that sales were strong, but Moody's worries about trade and currency wars.
November 25, 2024
Fee-Based Annuity Sales Are Heating Up: FIDx ExecScott Bowers expects recent deals to greatly expand the platform's fee- and commission-based transaction volume.
November 21, 2024
Passive Investing Could Crash the Market, Swiss Re Institute Analysts WarnEventually, bad news might wake investors from sweet index fund dreams and cause them to sell, sell, sell.
November 20, 2024
World's Tallest Known Elected Official to Lead NAIC in 2025Jon Godfread and his colleagues will shape implementation of the new annuity sales standards.
November 20, 2024
Yes, Life and Annuity Issuers Can Suddenly Collapse, Treasury Risk Tracker WarnsThe Office of Financial Research put a section on fire sale exposure in its new financial stability report.
November 19, 2024
Annuity Beneficiary Sues Reinsurer Over Payment TimingAn administrator now processes all payments at the end of the month. The plaintiff says that violates his contract.
November 18, 2024
LPL Begins Taking in $60B in Prudential Wealth Advisor AssetsPru plans to shift 2,800 financial professionals to the LPL platform from a Fidelity unit's systems.
November 15, 2024
Trump's Win Made States' New Annuity Sales Rules a Big DealRegulators will talk in Denver next week about how the new Reg BI-like laws will really work.
November 14, 2024
U.S. Makes Peace With International Insurance Capital Standards GroupThe preliminary deal could protect life and annuity products from new rules that might make them look shaky.
November 13, 2024
Apollo CEO Worries About Insurers Heading to Cayman IslandsMarc Rowan, the head of the company that owns Athene, has concerns about how the jurisdiction counts capital.