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  Aviva PLC to slash 2,000 jobs worldwide

  By Maria Wood  |  May 17, 2013

  The insurer has reduced expenses by £83 million, or 10 percent, in the first quarter.

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  Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index: More of the same

  By Michael K.Stanley  |  May 17, 2013

  A key measure of the relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities was slightly down in May.

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  Help wanted: More advisors needed

  By Maria Wood  |  May 17, 2013

  The demand for financial planning advice grows as the cadre of advisors shrinks.

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  IRI Forum speaker: Investors hate the bull market

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  May 16, 2013

  Bull markets normally signify optimism about stock prices and the nation's economic outlook, but many investors today are running scared.

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  Retired couples may need $220K for health care

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  May 16, 2013

  The amount of money retirees need to set aside for medical expenses dropped 8 percent this year.

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  The annuity sales opportunity

  By Nichole Morford, Mary Shaub  |  May 16, 2013

  Pre- and post-retirees weigh in on their assets and how they'd like to conserve them.

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  Allianz Life’s Q1 earnings dip 38%

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  May 15, 2013

  The insurer's first quarter operating profit totaled $134 million, a 38 percent decline from the $217 million recorded a year ago.

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  Skating after the annuity puck

  By Stan Haithcock  |  May 15, 2013

  Too many agents run to the next “shiny thing” in sales. But is that how they should build their business?

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  Insurers address income annuity liquidity concerns

  By Michael K. Stanley  |  May 14, 2013

  Insurance firms that offer income annuities are tweaking the features and designs of the products to allay concerns about liquidity.

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  A change of tune about annuities

  By Lloyd Lofton  |  May 14, 2013

  One prominent financial advisor who was once against selling an annuity has come around to the benefits of the product.