Annuity Investing
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Marrion: Low Caps Hurting Indexed Annuity Sales
By Staff WriterLow interest rate caps have been hurting indexed annuity sales, according to Jack Marrion.
May 18, 2011
Annuity Sales Keep RisingTotal U.S. individual annuity sales climbed to $60 billion during the first quarter, up 16% from the total for the first quarter of 2010, according to LIMRA.
May 05, 2011
Utah Regulators Issue Surrender Charge BulletinThe Utah Insurance Department has put out a bulletin giving its views on individual annuity surrender charges.
May 03, 2011
Required Minimum Distributions - Turning Details into OpportunitiesI remember very early on in my insurance career hearing a sales person say: "Get the money first and straighten out the details later."
April 19, 2011
California: Illustrations Should Always Be ReasonableStates should forbid insurers and agents from using misleading annuity illustrations at any time, not simply during the sales process, a regulator says.
April 19, 2011
MWA: 2010 Bank Holding Company Annuity Income Drifts LowerAnnuity sales at U.S. bank holding companies brought in a total of about $2.6 billion in commissions and fees in 2010, down 1.8% from the 2009 total, according to Michael White Associates.
April 18, 2011
MWA: 2010 Bank Holding Company Annuity Income Drifts LowerAnnuity sales at U.S. bank holding companies brought in a total of about $2.6 billion in commissions and fees in 2010, down 1.8% from the 2009 total, according to Michael White Associates.
April 01, 2011
What is your biggest objection to purchasing an annuity?That's where you give over all your money and they pay you back a little bit at a time?