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  ING U.S. hires Bedard to lead fixed annuities business

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  January 14, 2013

  ALSO: News from Security Benefit Corp., Guardian Life Insurance Company of America and Nationwide Financial.

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  CDAs get federal attention; GAO report said to be out soon

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  November 30, 2012

  Are feds only monitoring or is there concern? Some say the former, but that could change if greater solvency and reserve concerns become part of the broader discussion.

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  How new deferred annuities provide income early in retirement

  By William H. Byrnes, Esq., and Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M.  |  November 30, 2012

  Creating products to provide sustainable retirement income for baby boomers has presented a big challenge for insurance companies, but they’re stepping up.

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  Swaps Exemptions for Insurers Upheld by CFTC

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  July 11, 2012

  Federal regulators are supporting the insurance industry in its request for an exemption from the new regulatory regime for complex derivatives called “swaps,” which are mandated by the Dodd-Frank financial services reform law.

• The Essential Guide to Annuities

  By David Port, Eric Thomes, Maria Wood  |  March 1, 2012

  Boomers want lifetime guaranteed benefits. Carriers want to de-risk their products in a volatile market. Is there an annuity out there for your client? Yes.

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  MetLife and Pru Square Off Over Contingent Deferred Annuities

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  January 19, 2012

  Usually regulatory allies, MetLife and Prudential find themselves at odds over whether contingent deferred annuities should be formally classified as annuities or as financial guaranty insurance.

• A West-Side Warning for Prudential (Wall Street Journal)

  By Staff Writer  |  November 9, 2011

  Prudential PLC now offers guaranteed annual withdrawals of around 5 percent to policyholders of variable annuities. But in a struggling market, is it safe to offer this kind of guarantee?