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By Elizabeth Festa |
May 24, 2012
The NAIC’s Life Actuarial Task Force debated net reserving methodology changes proposed by the American Council of Life Insurers today for UL products with secondary guarantees.
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By Maria Wood |
May 24, 2012
While not exiting the VA line entirely, the insurer wants to focus on adding accident and health products in the U.S. and building its employee benefits business globally.
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By Maria Wood |
May 21, 2012
The new program displays data on nearly 2,000 variable annuity contacts.
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By Nichole Morford |
May 21, 2012
Michael Ham believes in asking tough questions that force prospects to identify money management problems and set financial goals — and in balancing that with some good, old-fashioned fun.
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By Maria Wood |
May 18, 2012
The head of ING’s annuity and asset sales business talks about the industry and why the company halted variable annuity sales.
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By Warren S. Hersch |
May 18, 2012
Annuity sales in the first quarter of 2012 totaled $54.8 billion, down from $59.5 billion recorded in the first quarter of 2011. Sales of both fixed annuities and variable annuities contributed to the decline.
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By Staff Writer |
May 16, 2012
Experts on both sides debate whether variable annuities are worth the money.
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By Eric Thomes |
May 15, 2012
Sure, the stock market is in recovery mode, but that doesn’t mean advisors should forget about the guaranteed protection annuities offer to their clients.
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By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne |
May 11, 2012
The tax planning expert spoke about annuities in IRAs and Qualified Lifetime Annuity Contracts.
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By Michael Ham |
May 11, 2012
No one knows how the market will move next, but one thing is for certain; we better have a safety net — or the protection offered by annuity wrappers — cocooning our retirement nest eggs.