Annuity Investing
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Tax-Free Annuity Exchanges: The Good, Bad And Ugly
By Norse N. BlazzardWe have long believed that "one size does not fit all" when it comes to annuities, or to any financial product, for that matter.This concept ...
September 04, 2005
Annuity/LTC Combos Also Need To Address The 'Frailty Years'The focus of insurance company combination annuity and long term care activities since passage of the Pension Protection Act in August 2006 has focused on ...
September 04, 2005
Annuity/LTC Combos Also Need To Address The 'Frailty Years'The focus of insurance company combination annuity and long term care activities since passage of the Pension Protection Act in August 2006 has focused on ...
August 10, 2005
2nd Quarter Variable Annuity Sales Rose 5.8% Over 1st QuarterVariable annuity new sales were $33.2 billion in the 2nd quarter of 2005, a 5.8% increase over 1st quarter sales of $31.1 billion and ...
July 31, 2005
A Pragmatist's Guide To The SEC's Proposed Rule 151ABy now, everyone in the annuity business is aware that the Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing Rule 151A under the Securities Act of 1933--a rule that will require the most popular types of index annuities to be registered as securities...
July 30, 2005
A Pragmatist's Guide To The SEC's Proposed Rule 151ABy now, everyone in the annuity business is aware that the Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing Rule 151A under the Securities Act of 1933--a rule that will require the most popular types of index annuities to be registered as securities...
July 05, 2005
Indeed Annuity Offers Nursing Home And Terminal Illness RidersConseco Insurance Company has introduced an equity indexed annuity with features designed to appeal to consumers who want some access to their cash.[@@]The annuity, ...
June 29, 2005
Hancock Offers Fied Annuity Bonus RatesJohn Hancock Life Insurance Company is trying to whet customers' interest in its fixed annuities.[@@]Hancock, Boston, is introducing a first-year bonus interest rate for ...