http://annuitynews.com/category/AnnuityAnnuityNews.com Annuity recent articles.60http://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Pershing_Announces_Groundbreaking_Collateral_Management_Technology_/343277Pershing, a BNY. Mellon company, announced the launch of PrimeConnect40T to offer transparency and online collateral movement for fund managers as well as address managers' concerns about counterparty risk...Mon, 21 May 2012 13:25:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Texas_Lincoln_Financial_Names_Stuber_Managing_Principal/343275"We are very excited that Bob has joined our firm to lead the Houston regional planning office,” Brett Collins, managing director of Lincoln Financial Advisors' Southern Regional Planning...Mon, 21 May 2012 13:16:12 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Schwab_Forges_Index_Trail_For_Retirement/343265Schwab's initiative is also ahead of the Department of Labor's long-awaited final rule on 401 fee disclosures,...Mon, 21 May 2012 12:16:37 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Morningstar_Debuts_Web-Based_Variable_Annuity_Research_Tool_/343263Annuity Intelligence is a web-based research and evaluation tool to help advisors and broker-dealers find the best VA products for their clients...Mon, 21 May 2012 12:06:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/MassMutual_Retirement_Services_Scores_Record_Results_in_Q1_2012/343235Retirement plan sales from January 1, 2012 through March 31, 2012 reached $1.8 billion, more than 40% higher than the same period last year...Mon, 21 May 2012 09:04:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/The_Hartford_Promotes_Johnson_To_CIO_And_Gervasi_To_Lead_HR/342939Johnson succeeds Hugh Whelan, who was named the acting head of Hartford Investment Management Company following the departure of the previous leader...Thu, 17 May 2012 16:29:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Ash_Brokerage_Selects_Aplifis_AFFIRM_/342914"AFFIRM for Annuities has proven itself as the leading annuity order entry platform in the industry” said Tim Ash, President and CEO of Ash Brokerage. Thu, 17 May 2012 13:56:59 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Allianz_Life_Promotes_Charles_Wikelius_To_Assistant_VP_Senior_Counsel/342885Wikelius will address all aspects of insurance regulation throughout the United States and leads the legal department’s response to state enforcement matters...Thu, 17 May 2012 11:28:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Life__Annuity_Industry_Veterans_and_Innovators_Launch_New_Company/342596Chris Doggett and Chris Gali announce that they have re-teamed in response to the market’s need for a new approach to life and annuity policy administration systems...Tue, 15 May 2012 16:03:06 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Board_of_Great_West_Life__Annuity_Insurance_Unanimously_Re-Elected/342587By written consent in lieu of an annual meeting of the Registrant's sole shareholder, GWL&A Financial...Tue, 15 May 2012 15:52:12 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Jefferson_National_Adds_Alternative_Funds_to_Flagship_Annuity_/342551The annuity now offers more than 65 tax-deferred alternative investment funds, the most of any variable annuity...Tue, 15 May 2012 13:37:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/North_American_Insurance_Software_Deal_Trends/342537Although 2011 showed signs of an improved economy, insurers continued their slow rate of investment in external insurance software... Tue, 15 May 2012 12:19:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/ING_LIFE_INSURANCE__ANNUITY_CO_-_10-Q/A_-_Managements_Narrative_Analysis_of_the_Results_of_Operations_andFinancial_Condition_Dollar_amounts_in_millions_unless_otherwise_stated_/342409The following narrative analysis presents a review of the consolidated results of operations of ILIAC and its wholly owned subsidiaries for each of the three months ended 3/31/2012 and 2011...Mon, 14 May 2012 13:27:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/AmeriLife_Acquires_Vertical_Vision_Combining_Resources_Elevates_Annuity_Presence/341642Vertical Vision’s integration of products and sales expertise is expected to substantially increase AmeriLife’s annuity business....Tue, 08 May 2012 10:59:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Penn_MutualS_Variable_Annuities_Aim_To_Grow_Protect_Retirement_Funds/341620The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company announces its new Smart Foundation Variable Annuities that offer consumers guaranteed retirement income and more flexibility...Tue, 08 May 2012 08:31:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Largest_Variable_Annuity_Distributor_in_North_America_Picks_PolicyBox_for_ePolicy_Delivery/341501Aplifi, a leading provider of Insurance& Annuity Order Management, announces that it has signed a deal with the largest variable annuity distributor in North America to use Aplifi’ s PolicyBox platform as its exclusive ePolicy Delivery solution...Mon, 07 May 2012 15:03:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Nationwide_Bolsters_Variable_Life_and_Annuity_Investment_Products_Health__Beauty_Close_-_Up/341415Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. has announced several enhancements to the investment lineup for its variable annuity and variable life insurance products...Mon, 07 May 2012 01:11:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/A_New_Look_At_Retirement_Annuities/341403Annuities were designed to substitute for a pension, but for lots of reasons, fee-only advisers are turned off by variable annuities...Sun, 06 May 2012 20:44:03 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Another_Case_for_Annuities_in_401_K__Plans_Cognitive_Impairment/341185Insurers have been making the case for annuities in retirement plans, but here's another reason for including them: the decline in cognitive ability as we get older...Fri, 04 May 2012 09:52:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Allstate_Launches_New_Annuities_to_Address_Retirement_Worries/341076IncomeProtector and GrowthProtector annuities were launched in 40 states on Monday. These new fixed indexed annuities are expected to be available in 49 states by year-end 2012...Thu, 03 May 2012 13:18:00 GMT