http://annuitynews.com/category/AnnuityNewsAnnuityNews.com AnnuityNews 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/LIMRA_Annuity_Sales_Fall__8_in_1Q_Despite_IAs_Rise_/343061Total fixed annuities dropped 10 percent in the first quarter to $18 billion. LIMRA expects fixed annuities’ struggles to persist as long as the interest rates remain low... Fri, 18 May 2012 10:29:00 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/InsuranceNewsNet_Video_Wins_Communicator_Award/342897 “I am honored that our video received this distinction award, but even more important is the attention this brings to the elephant in the room."...Thu, 17 May 2012 12:32:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/InsuranceNewsNet_Video_Wins_Communicator_Award/342897 “I am honored that our video received this distinction award, but even more important is the attention this brings to the elephant in the room."...Thu, 17 May 2012 12:32:00 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/Consumers_Eager_For_Life_Insurance_Survey_Says/342866Many uninsured individuals don't have insurance coverage because no one has invited them to purchase their products...Thu, 17 May 2012 09:29:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Annuity_Carrier_Exits_Tsunamis_or_Small_Waves/342725The Aviva CEO's exit is the latest in a string of annuity industry shakeups, but should we worry?...Wed, 16 May 2012 11:11:00 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/Will_JPMorgans_Loss_Affect_Banking_Rules/342503JPMorgan's misstep gives advocates of stronger regulation an opening to argue that regulators should toughen their approach...Tue, 15 May 2012 09:02:00 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/JPMorgan_Loss_Sets_Off_Call_For_Regulation/342213A surprise $2 billion trading loss by a division of JPMorgan Chase triggered calls Friday for tougher regulation of banks...Fri, 11 May 2012 12:12:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Markets_Slide_On_JP_Morgan_Chase_$2B_Loss/342187U.S. markets slid Friday after JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the country, said it lost $2 billion in the past six weeks in a trading portfolio designed to hedge against risks...Fri, 11 May 2012 08:54:08 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/A_New_Life_For_LTCi_Carrier_Penn_Treaty/342150A judge has breathed new life into Penn Treaty American Corp., ruling against the state's efforts to dissolve the Salisbury Township provider of long-term care policies...Fri, 11 May 2012 01:41:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Half_of_Americans_Not_Contributing_to_Retirement_Plan/341992According to a new LIMRA survey, 49 percent of Americans said they weren’t contributing to any retirement plan; Americans ages 18-34 were more likely (56%) to be among those not saving...Thu, 10 May 2012 08:47:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/See_Annuity_Sales_Growth_with_Lens_of_Success/341824Picture this lens like a giant magnifying glass that instead of enlarging the subject matter, instantly exposes any illegitimate offer, program, business model or come-on...Wed, 09 May 2012 12:43:00 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/Aviva_CEO_Quits_After_Shareholder_Revolt/341575Aviva, Britain's largest insurer, says that its chief executive is standing down following a shareholder revolt over executive pay...Tue, 08 May 2012 09:01:00 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/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/Half_of_Gen_Y_Lack_DI/341103Approximately two-thirds of surveyed Gen Y workers ages 21 to 31 are very concerned about their family's security if the main wage earner is unable to earn an income due to illness or injury...Thu, 03 May 2012 15:56:00 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 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Study_Reveals_Challenging_Retirement_Realities_for_Women/341029According to the ING study, among those who have savings in or outside of an employer-sponsored retirement plan, men have substantially more saved than women...Thu, 03 May 2012 09:31:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Pru_Loses_Nearly</p>_$1_Billion_On_Charges/340949Prudential Financial Inc. swung to a loss of nearly $1 billion in the first quarter as it wrote down the value of derivatives, and operating results fell short of expectations...Wed, 02 May 2012 18:27:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Getting_Started_with_Fixed_Annuities/340842Everything you wanted to know about annuities but were afraid to ask, Pt.1...Wed, 02 May 2012 10:51:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Nationwide_Expands_Variable_Life_and_Annuity_Investment_Lineup/340829Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. today announced several enhancements to the investment lineup for its variable annuity and variable life insurance products, including 15 new fund options to provide advisors with greater asset class selection options for their clients. Nationwide will begin offering the following options from Dimensional Fund...Wed, 02 May 2012 09:59:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Information_Pays_as_it_Sways_Income_Annuity_Buyers_/340827Tell them and they will buy, according to a study that showed that when advisors tell pre-retirees about income annuities, at least 30 percent said they were likely to purchase one...Wed, 02 May 2012 09:50:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Genworth_CEO_Resigns/340722Genworth Financial announced that Michael D. Fraizer, the company's chairman and chief executive officer, has resigned...Tue, 01 May 2012 16:15:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Allianz_Life_Adds_Variable_Annuity_Rider_with_Increasing_Income_Payments/340451This optional rider offers payment percentage increases of 1% every year the contract experiences positive performance, no matter the size of the increase...Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:21:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Prudential_Annuities_Adds_New_Funds_To_Leading_Investment_Lineup/340444Reinforcing its commitment to growth and innovation in the guaranteed retirement income market, Prudential Annuities, the domestic annuity business for Prudential Financial, Inc., today announced two new asset allocation options for its leading investment lineup. Prudential Annuities also announced the addition of sub-advisors to two existing...Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:00:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Slight_Insurance_Job_Growth_Calls_for_Competitive_Candidates/340425Reinsurance jobs and insurance agent positions are leading employment growth in the industry, while numbers for property-casualty, health and medical insurance and claims adjuster jobs dropped, making for a competitive market for those seeking employment within the insurance industry...Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:10:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Hartford_to_Sell_Individual_Annuity_Platform_to_Forethought_Financial/340253Hartford Financial Services Group said it will sell its individual annuity business platform to Forethought Financial Group, a privately held company based in Houston. The agreement does not include the Hartford’ s in-force annuity book of business, Thomas Hambrick, a spokesman for Hartford, said. Hartford had said it would halt new sales of annuities April 27...Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:14:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Hartford_to_Sell_Annuity_Business_to_Forethought/340146The Hartford is getting out of the business of selling annuities and says Forethought Financial Group Inc. will buy its units that market annuities and manage sales of the financial product...Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:37:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Clients_Boyfriend_Denies_He_Knew_of_Dementia_in_Neasham_Case/340058The boyfriend of the client at the center of the case against annuity agent Glenn Neasham said he did not know of dementia, but an investigator's report shows otherwise... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:36:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Why_Annuities_Are_Now_Cool_/339911Large broker-dealers and wirehouses are tuning into income annuities, to the point that they are asking for support and information about the products, according to CANNEX...Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:33:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Cost_Perception_May_Deter_Life_Insurance_Sales/339851Consumers' perception of life insurance costs might be deterring them from getting the coverage they say they need, according to a new report by the LIFE Foundation and LIMRA...Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:29:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Most_Americans_Have_Faith_in_Life_Insurers/339784Seventy-five percent of all Americans have confidence in life insurance companies and the percentage jumps to almost 90 percent with those who own individual life insurance, according to a LIMRA survey...Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:49:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Prudential_Financial_Taps_Heads_of_Its_Group_Insurance_and_Annuities_Businesses/339773Prudential Financial, Inc. said that it has named two long-time executives to lead the company's Group Insurance and Annuities businesses. "I'm delighted we have a leader as seasoned and capable as Steve to head Group Insurance and sustain Prudential's commitment to this business," said Charles Lowrey, Chief Operating Officer, U.S. The company said that...Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:55:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Playing_It_Safe__and_Losing/339733You won’t lose your principal with safe money products, but you will lose to inflation and taxes...Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:13:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/The_Real_Story_Behind_Landing_the_Big_Case/339730Those in the know say that breaking into the ultra-wealthy market expertise and experience — plus connections, collaboration, business management, patience and finesse...Tue, 23 Apr 1912 14:32:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/The_Real_Story_Behind_Landing_the_Big_Case/339730Those in the know say that breaking into the ultra-wealthy market expertise and experience — plus connections, collaboration, business management, patience and finesse...Tue, 23 Apr 1912 14:32:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Variable_Annuities_Power_‘Clubs_Score_Hole-In-One_Financial_Plans/339729Older clients may find variable annuities to be an appropriate tool to achieve their retirement goals because of the assurance many of them offer...Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:20:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Variable_Annuities_Power_‘Clubs_Score_Hole-In-One_Financial_Plans/339729Older clients may find variable annuities to be an appropriate tool to achieve their retirement goals because of the assurance many of them offer...Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:20:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Bank_Annuity_Fee_Income_Up_104_in_2011_But_Down_in_4Q/339037Income earned from the sale of annuities at bank holding companies (BHCs) rose 10.4 percent for the year from $2.57 billion in 2010 to $2.84 billion in 2011...Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:11:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Survey_Finds_Almost_Half_Of_Americans_Are_Casual_About_Financial_Planning_/338938When asked what type of planner they are, 38% described themselves as "informal," meaning they have a general sense of their goals and how to meet them...Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:22:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Interest_Rate_Risk_of_Annuities_/338911Typically, the longer the penalty period is, the higher the interest rate will be - but in today’s ultra low interest rate environment, longer-term annuities pose an incredible interest rate risk too...Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:56:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Resetting_Unreasonable_Expectations/338904For investment advisors, managing the performance expectations of clients can be more challenging than actually managing their investment portfolios...Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:26:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Resetting_Unreasonable_Expectations/338904For investment advisors, managing the performance expectations of clients can be more challenging than actually managing their investment portfolios...Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:26:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Resetting_Unreasonable_Expectations/338904For investment advisors, managing the performance expectations of clients can be more challenging than actually managing their investment portfolios...Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:26:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/To_Use_Exclusive_Annuity_Distribution_or_Not/338903Many insurance agents are curious about exclusive distribution arrangements for indexed annuities but they also find the arrangements to be a bit of a puzzle...Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:25:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/To_Use_Exclusive_Annuity_Distribution_or_Not/338903Many insurance agents are curious about exclusive distribution arrangements for indexed annuities but they also find the arrangements to be a bit of a puzzle...Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:25:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Prudential_Financial_Names_Two__To_Lead_Its_Annuities_Business/338897Prudential Financial announced it has named two long-time executives to lead the company’s Group Insurance and Annuities businesses...Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:00:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/DTCC_Annuity_Inflows_Hit_$77B_in_March_Up_10/338878Inflows and net flows have increased in each of the first three months of 2012, breaking a declining trend in 2011...Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:49:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/DTCC_Annuity_Inflows_Hit_$77B_in_March_Up_10/338878Inflows and net flows have increased in each of the first three months of 2012, breaking a declining trend in 2011...Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:49:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Newest_Baby_Boom_Good_for_Life_Insurance/338810Young couples tend to buy life insurance to protect their families and babies are making a comeback...Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:54:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/New_Fixed_Immediate_Annuity_Product_Provides_Guaranteed_Income_with_Flexibility/338768As baby boomers face the reality of stock market volatility in retirement, interest in guaranteed retirement income has never been greater...Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:00:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Athene_Annuity_Wins_Technology_Leadership_Award/338687Fixed annuity carrier Athene Annuity& Life Assurance Company has received the 2012 Carrier Visionary Award from iPipeline, a leading provider of sales distribution software to the insurance industry. Athene Annuity& Life Assurance Company has received iPipeline's 2012 Carrier Visionary Award for demonstrating insurance industry leadership in...Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:29:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Health-Care_Case_Puts_Congress_On_Trial/338643Its fate, however, will be decided by one of the oldest concepts of American law: that Congress' power has limits and that the U.S. Supreme Court gets to decide where to draw the line...Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:10:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Transamerica_Selects_Princeton_Financial_Systems_PAM_for_UVT_to_Enhance_Efficiency_of_Variable_Annuity_Accounting/338628Princeton Financial Systems, a global leader in providing accounting, compliance, data management and reporting solutions to the investment industry, today announced Transamerica Capital Management has selected Princeton Financial's PAM for Unit Value Trading solution to replace their internal systems and processes for variable annuity accounting.Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:33:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Freedom_to_Launch_How_to_Find_Your_Big_Zig/338172Jon Goldman reveals his "magic formula" that helps maintain balance between working in your business and working on your business...Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:00:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Freedom_to_Launch_How_to_Find_Your_Big_Zig/338172Jon Goldman reveals his "magic formula" that helps maintain balance between working in your business and working on your business...Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:00:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Freedom_to_Launch_How_to_Find_Your_Big_Zig/338172Jon Goldman reveals his "magic formula" that helps maintain balance between working in your business and working on your business...Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:00:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Three_Must-Have_Conversations_with_People_You_Know/338171Talking finances with friends can be complicated - learn what to say in three unique scenarios...Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:00:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Three_Must-Have_Conversations_with_People_You_Know/338171Talking finances with friends can be complicated - learn what to say in three unique scenarios...Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:00:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Three_Must-Have_Conversations_with_People_You_Know/338171Talking finances with friends can be complicated - learn what to say in three unique scenarios...Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:00:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Three-Legged_Retirement_Stool_Part_II_Personal_Savings/338168Those making over $250,000 a year have become the target of discussion where potential tax increases are concerned... Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:11:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Muething_Named_Chief_Operating_Officer_for_Great_Americans_Annuity_and_Supplemental_Operations/338145Great American Insurance Group recently announced the promotion of Mark F. Muething to Chief Operating Officer of its Annuity and Supplemental businesses. Mr. Muething will also serve as COO for Great American Financial Resources, a wholly-owned subsidiary. Mr. Muething started his career as an Associate at Keating, Muething& Klekamp in September 1984 and was...Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:52:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/LIMRA_Nearly_20_of_Life_Insurance_Shoppers_Went_Through_Place_of_Work/338046A recent LIMRA study of Americans’ buying habits found that nearly 20 percent who shopped for life insurance went through their place of work...Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:10:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/The_Opportunity_Within_Annuities/338027Confidence in retirement security is shaky with only 36 percent of baby boomers saying they have enough assets to live comfortably in retirement...Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:52:22 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Life_Insurance_Activity_Up_42_Percent__Q1_2012/337892U.S. application activity for individually underwritten life insurance leveled off in March at -0.3% year-over-year, all ages combined according to the MIB Life Index...Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:39:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/SPIA_Direct_Mail_Volume_Increases_18_in_2011/337472Direct mail marketing of SPIAs compared with their deferred counterparts has taken off, comprising 75% of all annuity acquisition direct mail to consumers in 2011 compared to 62% in 2007...Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:59:33 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Adaptive_Investing_Helps_Advisors_With_Asset_Allocation_Insurance_Decisions/337465“Retirees want consistent income from their portfolios and to avoid running out of money before they die,” said Sam Pittman, a senior research analyst at Russell...Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:12:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Bull_Market_Mystery/337458Investors are being influenced by market makers, lured by the potential of higher returns but not always being made fully aware of the risks associated with their decisions...Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:52:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/United_States_of_Annuities/337443The federal endorsement will increase opportunities for advisors - but they may also come to view their annuity bedfellow with a guarded eye...Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:53:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/United_States_of_Annuities/337443The federal endorsement will increase opportunities for advisors - but they may also come to view their annuity bedfellow with a guarded eye...Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:53:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/United_States_of_Annuities/337443The federal endorsement will increase opportunities for advisors - but they may also come to view their annuity bedfellow with a guarded eye...Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:53:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Numerix_Leading_Hedge_Addresses_Demand_for_Advanced_Modeling_Hedging_Techniques/337234Numerix Leading Hedge is an insurance solution for risk management and hedging of annuity products, including Variable Annuities and Fixed Index Annuities...Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:00:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Impact_Partnership_Security_Benefit_Life_Launch_Total_Value_Annuity_/337186The TVA offers three interest crediting options and upside potential, giving advisors new options for insuring their clients' retirement income...Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:30:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Hartford_Paying_Allianz_$243B_To_Buy_Securities/337143Hartford will give Allianz $300 million to buy back warrants under an existing $500 million repurchase program...Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:14:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Security_Benefit_Launches_Innovative_Total_Value_Annuity/337135Security Benefit Launches announced the launch of its Total Value Annuity, a fixed FIA offered exclusively through four elite IMOs...Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:01:08 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Market_Uncertainty_Increases_Demand_for_VAs/337133Consumers and financial advisors, increasingly concerned about meeting retirement goals, are finding that variable annuities (VAs) effectively address financial security concerns...Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:49:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Market_Uncertainty_Increases_Demand_for_VAs/337133Consumers and financial advisors, increasingly concerned about meeting retirement goals, are finding that variable annuities (VAs) effectively address financial security concerns...Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:49:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Lincoln_Financial_Launches_LVIP_Protected_Asset_Allocation_for_VAs/337098These funds enable clients to remain invested in the market to capture upside potential, while minimizing loss during downturns...Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:01:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Highmark_CEO_Fired_After_Assault_Charges/337084The CEO of Highmark, Pennsylvania's largest health insurer, has been fired after he was accused of brawling with his mistress' husband...Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:15:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Advisors_Excel_Introduces_a_New_Fixed_Annuity/337061Advisors Excel introduces a new fixed annuity offering gains protection and growth opportunity during bear markets...Sun, 01 Apr 2012 09:52:54 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Justices_Meet_Today_To_Vote_On_Health_Care_Case/336837While Americans have to wait until June, Supreme Court justices will know the likely outcome of the historic health care case by the time they go home this weekend...Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:47:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Increased_Worry_Among_Retirees_Doesnt_Equate_to_Action/336711Society of Actuaries study reveals only one-third of pre-retirees and 57 percent of retirees have a plan for financing their retirement...Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:16:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Court_Takes_Health_Care_Case_Behind_Closed_Doors/336634The survival of the health care overhaul rests with a Supreme Court seemingly split over ideology and, more particularly, in the hands of two Republican-appointed justices...Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:56:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Justices_Could_Strike_Other_Parts_Of_PPACA/336515The High Court is signaling it could throw out some other key parts of the health care law if it first finds the individual insurance requirement unconstitutional...Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:01:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Debunking_Annuity_Objections/336499Some people have a vested interest in discrediting the annuity, giving garbage objections to try to sway others against purchasing one - here's how to debunk some common ones...Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:59:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Debunking_Annuity_Objections/336499Some people have a vested interest in discrediting the annuity, giving garbage objections to try to sway others against purchasing one - here's how to debunk some common ones...Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:59:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/DTCC_Analysis_Shows_Fixed_Annuity_Activity_Uptick/336496According to DTCC data there was a 34 percent increase in fixed annuity inflows, when comparing March 2010 to February 2012 figures...Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:38:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/DTCC_Analysis_Shows_Fixed_Annuity_Activity_Uptick/336496According to DTCC data there was a 34 percent increase in fixed annuity inflows, when comparing March 2010 to February 2012 figures...Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:38:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Conning_2011_Insurance_MAs_Up_Shift_to_Strategic_Transactions/336484Transactions increased in every market segment, including property-casualty, life-annuity, health, distribution and service firms...Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:00:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Justices_Turn_To_Health_Care_Reforms_Survival/336474The High Court is shifting to the question of whether the health care overhaul can survive if the core provision that requires all Americans to have health insurance is struck down...Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:07:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Conservative_Justices_Question_Health_Care_Law/336378Sharp questioning by the Supreme Court's conservative justices cast serious doubt on the survival of the individual insurance requirement at the heart of the historic health care overhaul...Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:32:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Supreme_Court_ACA_Arguments_Under_Way/336181With demonstrators chanting outside, the Supreme Court began hearing arguments Monday on the fate of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul...Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:16:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/High_Court_Has_Options_On_Health_Care_Law_/335973The Supreme Court has several options in ruling on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul; here's a look at six potential outcomes...Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:11:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Penn_Mutual_Gives_387_Inflation_Increase_For_Inflation_Protector_Variable_Annuity/335853Penn Mutual Life said that the first Inflation Protector Variable Annuity contracts issued in November 2010 received a 3.87% inflation increase in November 2011...Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:11:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Fitch_Hartfords_New_Strategic_Plan_Supports_Rating_Stability/335591Hartford's plan calls for the company to focus on property/casualty commercial and consumer markets, group benefits, and mutual funds businesses...Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:07:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Prosecutor_Admits_Not_Proving_Agent_Knew_Client_Had_Dementia/335564Dementia was a central element in the case against Glenn A. Neasham, an insurance producer in California who was convicted of felony theft for selling an annuity to an 83-year-old woman...Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:54:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Prosecutor_Admits_Not_Proving_Agent_Knew_Client_Had_Dementia/335564Dementia was a central element in the case against Glenn A. Neasham, an insurance producer in California who was convicted of felony theft for selling an annuity to an 83-year-old woman...Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:54:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Hartford_CEO_Exiting_Individual_Life_Annuities_Sets_Company_Focus_on_Insurance/335558Hartford will concentrate the allocation of capital to businesses that take insurance risk— property, casualty, mortality and morbidity...Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:15:33 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/The_Hartford_To_Sell_Life_Business_Exit_Annuity_Business/335365The insurer is placing its individual annuity business into runoff and pursuing sales or other strategic alternatives for individual life, Woodbury Financial Services and retirement plans...Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:16:26 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Cadaret_Grant_Agrees_to_Fine_Restitution_For_Faulty_Sale_of_Variable_Annuities_/335364Cadaret Grant consented to a $200,000 fine, further restitution to investors and a censure for the improper sale of variable annuities to elderly clients...Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:15:34 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Stocks_Mostly_Lower_Hartford_Up_On_Annuity_News/335346Hartford Financial jumped 4.3 percent after the company said it would get out of the annuity business and focus on property and casualty insurance, group benefits and mutual funds...Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:46:21 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Hartford_Placing_Annuities_in_Run-off_Pursuing_Individual_Life_Sales/335341It will halt new sales of annuities April 27 and expects to record a related charge of $15 million to $20 million after tax in the second quarter...Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:39:57 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/The_Power_of_the_Mastermind_A_Hidden_Gem_for_Prospecting_Success/335299Mastermind groups are a way to find qualified prospects that match your ideal client that you'd like to clone - without breaking the bank...Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:02:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/The_Power_of_the_Mastermind_A_Hidden_Gem_for_Prospecting_Success/335299Mastermind groups are a way to find qualified prospects that match your ideal client that you'd like to clone - without breaking the bank...Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:02:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Stocks_Open_Mixed_Hartford_Soars_On_Annuity_News/335274Hartford jumped 6.5 percent after the company said it would get out of the annuity business and focus on property and casualty insurance, group benefits and mutual funds...Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:46:38 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Hartford_to_Exit_Annuity_Business_Fitch_Affirms_Rating/335269Fitch's stable outlook rating follows HFSG's announcement that the company will now focus on P/C and consumer markets, group benefits and mutual funds businesses...Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:12:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Hartford_to_Exit_Annuity_Business_Fitch_Affirms_Rating/335269Fitch's stable outlook rating follows HFSG's announcement that the company will now focus on P/C and consumer markets, group benefits and mutual funds businesses...Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:12:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Hartford_Financial_Exiting_Annuity_Business/335251Hartford Financial Services Group is exiting the annuity business so it can focus on its property and casualty insurance, group benefits and mutual funds businesses...Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:10:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/The_Hartford_Places_Annuity_Business_into_Runoff_Pursues_Life_Sales/335230The Hartford has decided to focus on P/C, group benefits and mutual funds, which has a competitive market position, strong capital generating ability and lower sensitivity to capital markets...Fri, 23 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Bail_Granted_for_Neasham_Keeping_Him_Out_of_Jail_until_Appeal/335188California agent who was convicted of theft for selling an annuity can stay out of jail if he posts $20,000 bail by April 19...Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:34:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Newfangled_Annuities_Offer_Benefits_Hold_Risks/335155If volatile markets are driving your clients to consider locking in lifetime income through a variable annuity guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit, deals soon could improve...Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:56:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Wholesaler_Sees_Chilling_Effect_in_Annuity_Agent_Conviction_Allianz_Calls_Case_‘Unique/335094The wholesaler who worked with Glenn Neasham, who was convicted of theft for selling an annuity, says the producer would have documented any signs of dementia in a client...Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:36:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Wholesaler_Sees_Chilling_Effect_in_Annuity_Agent_Conviction_Allianz_Calls_Case_‘Unique/335094The wholesaler who worked with Glenn Neasham, who was convicted of theft for selling an annuity, says the producer would have documented any signs of dementia in a client...Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:36:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Supreme_Court_To_Sort_Out_Health-Care_Mandate_/335036The justices are allotting an unusually long period, six hours over three days, beginning March 26, to hear arguments challenging the law's constitutionality...Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:11:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/American_College_Chief_Insurance_Industry_Must_Fight_for_Relevance/334911American College President Larry Barton says insurance companies and producers are being beaten down by low interest rates...Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:26:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Life_Insurance_Annuities_Industrys_Largest_Investment_Capital_Sources_/334867Revenue has been decimated by the subprime mortgage crisis and financial market collapse; revenue declined at an average annual rate of 6.2% to $745.6 billion in the five years to 2012...Sat, 17 Mar 2012 03:57:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Annuity_Agent_Loses_License_After_Hearing/334771Glenn A. Neasham was convicted of felony theft in California for selling an annuity to an 83-year-old woman. The state revoked his insurance license after he lost his request for a new trial...Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:15:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Annuity_Agent_Loses_License_After_Hearing/334771Glenn A. Neasham was convicted of felony theft in California for selling an annuity to an 83-year-old woman. The state revoked his insurance license after he lost his request for a new trial...Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:15:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Presidential_Life_2011_Profit_Up_81_Plans_Launch_of_Indexed_Annuity_/334664Presidential Life's 2011 net income increased 81% in part on investment gains and a lower effective tax rate, while the company plans to launch an indexed annuity in the third quarter of this year...Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:50:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Federal_Insurance_Office_to_Hold_First_Meeting_/334623The meeting comes as the insurance industry anxiously awaits the release of a highly anticipated report on the U.S. insurance market that was originally set to come out in January...Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:24:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Annuity_Products_Stick_to_Qualified_Accounts/334410Insurance companies and broker-dealers sold more than $156 million in annuity products in 2011...Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:29:27 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/_Indexed_Life_Annuities_Set_Consecutive_Sales_Records_In_2011/334365Total 2011 indexed annuity sales set a record at $32.3 billion; an increase of less than 1% over the previous year...Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:40:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/MetLife_Blasts_Feds_Stress_Test_After_Failing_To_Pass/334322MetLife's failure was viewed as a shock to some industry observers, who said they had expected the life insurer to be viewed as having a strong capital position...Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:49:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Annuities_Cure_Asset_Loss_From_Health_Expenses/334312Use annuities to create concrete financial plans that provide an income stream that withstands all medical costs throughout retirement...Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:06:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Annuities_Cure_Asset_Loss_From_Health_Expenses/334312Use annuities to create concrete financial plans that provide an income stream that withstands all medical costs throughout retirement...Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:06:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/‘Savers_Of_Yesteryear_Turn_To_Indexed_Products_Today___/334309As index annuities and other index linked safe money places are gaining in popularity, the savers are peacefully protesting, saying, “Hey Wall Street: Leave our savings alone!”...Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:47:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Income_Indexed_Annuities_Set_Records_In_4Q_2011/334296Despite a difficult interest rate environment, income annuity sales grew almost 18% in fourth quarter and nearly 7% in 2011...Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:44:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Income_Indexed_Annuities_Set_Records_In_4Q_2011/334296Despite a difficult interest rate environment, income annuity sales grew almost 18% in fourth quarter and nearly 7% in 2011...Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:44:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Annuity_Advisor_Gets_Prison_For_Stealing_$1M_/334170A former independent insurance agent who sold annuities for Bankers Life and Casualty has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for stealing more than $1 million from her elderly clients...Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:52:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Annuity_Advisor_Gets_Prison_For_Stealing_$1M_/334170A former independent insurance agent who sold annuities for Bankers Life and Casualty has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for stealing more than $1 million from her elderly clients...Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:52:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Life_Insurance_Gap_Hits_$102T_in_Middle_Market/334118The protection gap for the middle market is now estimated at $10.2 trillion, representing a huge opportunity for life insurers...Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:01:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Annuity_Sales_Grow_77_in_2011_/334043Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:09:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Hartford_Shareholder_Announce_P/C_Spinoff_Run_Off_of_Variable_Annuity_Business_in_April_/334018Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:03:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Bailout_Watchdogs_Condemn_AIG_Tax_Break/333990Former members of a congressional panel that oversaw bailouts during the financial crisis are condemning a tax break for insurance giant AIG...Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:43:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Variable_Annuity_Sales_Reach_Pre-Crisis_Levels/333963Fixed annuities show resiliency in low interest rate climate industry-wide; fourth quarter annuity sales topped $54.5 billion... Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:16:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Variable_Annuity_Sales_Reach_Pre-Crisis_Levels/333963Fixed annuities show resiliency in low interest rate climate industry-wide; fourth quarter annuity sales topped $54.5 billion... Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:16:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Variable_Annuity_Sales_Reach_Pre-Crisis_Levels/333963Fixed annuities show resiliency in low interest rate climate industry-wide; fourth quarter annuity sales topped $54.5 billion... Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:16:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Athene_Annuity__Life_Assurance_Launches_New_Fixed_Annuity_/333916A new fixed annuity from Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company offers a simple solution to millions of Americans whose retirement dreams are being challenged by volatile equity markets...Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:31:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/SEC_Considers_Insurer_Exemption_to_Volcker_Rule/333843Industry trade organizations argue that unless the exemption is granted, insurers could face severe financial pressures...Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:11:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Insurance_Industry_Adds_100_Jobs_in_February/333820The U.S. insurance industry added just 100 jobs in February, showing that growth in the industry slowed from the previous month...Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:44:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Alleged_Annuity_Fraud_Scheme_Uncovered_in_NC/333812Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:46:30 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Prudential_Latest_Insurer_to_Exit_Individual_LTC/333718Prudential Financial is the latest of several big-name U.S. life insurers to announce it's stopping sales of long-term care insurance to individuals...Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:34:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/New_Product_from_Athene_Annuity_Aims_to_Give_Nest_Eggs_a_Boost/333384ATHENE MaxRate is a multi-year guarantee annuity with a choice of five or seven-year guarantee periods. ...Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:03:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Powell_Siblings_Trying_To_Claim_$25M_Policy_Payout/333369A U.S. court has been asked to decide what should happen to $2.5 million in life insurance on missing Utah woman Susan Powell and her husband...Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:23:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Money_Places_Investing_Safe_or_Placing_At_Risk_/333310Both “safe money places” and “at risk money places” investment options worth considering - just remember that with the latter of the two, you risk losing money to circumstances out of your control...Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:15:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Annuity_Anxiety/333302Research shows that your clients' lack of faith in products and carriers are making them uneasy with this investment option...Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:30:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Annuity_Anxiety/333302Research shows that your clients' lack of faith in products and carriers are making them uneasy with this investment option...Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:30:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Advisors_Face_More_Scrutiny_in_the_‘Alternative_Zone/333297The guidance that FINRA has laid out for securities firms may subject advisors who recommend “alternative investment” options inside of variable annuities to greater scrutiny...Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:37:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Advisors_Face_More_Scrutiny_in_the_‘Alternative_Zone/333297The guidance that FINRA has laid out for securities firms may subject advisors who recommend “alternative investment” options inside of variable annuities to greater scrutiny...Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:37:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Jackson_National_Offers_Alternative_Investments_to_Masses/333196Jackson National Life Insurance Company, a purveyor of variable annuities, is looking to offer its advisors and their retail clients access to alternative investments...Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:01:41 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Foreign_Insurers_See_Retirement_Concerns_Driving_Chinas_Variable_Annuity_Market/333153Factors playing into the demand include a growing segment of affluent Chinese, along with increasing life spans and rising costs of living...Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:19:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/NAIC_Advances_Bifurcated_Approach_to_AG_38/333017NAIC signed off on a proposed bifurcated approach to applying AG 38 to UL contracts with secondary guarantees and term UL products...Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:18:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/UK_Enhanced_Annuity_Sales_Maintained_Rapid_Growth_Rate_in_2011/332953Impaired life annuities continued to gain ground in the United Kingdom in 2011, representing "a continuation of an established growth trend for the enhanced annuity market...Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:22:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Annuities_101/332779Annuities can be extremely multifaceted, which makes it all the more important for financial service professionals to understand them, inside and out...Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:39:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Fixed_Index_Annuities_and_Rising_Interest_Rates_How_They_Can_Get_Along/332775Much as New Year's Day prompts Americans to commit to achieving healthier lifestyles, the federal tax deadline is a perennial call to action to get their financial lives in order...Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:38:13 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/The_Annuity_Market_is_Gathering_Steam/332769Many experts are predicting that, once the sales are totaled, 2011 will have been a very solid year for annuities...Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:34:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Senate_Rejects_Reversal_of_Birth_Control_Mandate/332679The Senate has narrowly defeated a Republican measure that would have reversed a new Obama administration mandate that employers provide free birth control...Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:11:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/10X_Growth_Formula_Dan_Sullivan_Shows_How_to_Create_a_Booming_Business/332587If you have been trying, and failing, to break out of a sales slump, Dan Sullivan has news for you: stop thinking you’re an insurance agent...Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:00:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/10X_Growth_Formula_Dan_Sullivan_Shows_How_to_Create_a_Booming_Business/332587If you have been trying, and failing, to break out of a sales slump, Dan Sullivan has news for you: stop thinking you’re an insurance agent...Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:00:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/The_Standard_Launches_the_Index_Select_Annuity/332569Standard Insurance Company is expanding its annuity product portfolio with the new Index Select Annuity, a single premium indexed deferred annuity...Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:29:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Still_River_Announces_New_Tool_for_Selling_Fixed_Annuities/332483Still River Retirement Planning Software announced today that it is offering a new software tool for the sale of fixed annuities in both the qualified and the non-qualified markets...Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:34:32 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Pacific_Lifes_New_Deferred_Fixed_Indexed_Annuity_Makes_Choice_the_Key_to_Helping_Meet_Client_Needs/332304Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:35:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Advisors_Eyeball_SPIAs_Valued_At_Over_$200000/332181Financial advisors ran searches on single premium income annuities valued at an average of $231,000 last year, according to a 2011 report from an income annuity database...Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Planners_Guide_to_the_1040_Form/332143Unlocking the annuity and life insurance planning opportunities that other financial advisors are out of position to pursue...Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:46:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Sammons_Adds_Annuity_and_IRA_Forms_to_Laser_App_Software/332070The addition of these forms to the Laser App library will enable Sammons Retirement Solutions to expand its reach for its variable annuity and mutual fund IRA products to 100,000 financial advisors and broker/dealers using the Laser App forms filling solution. ...Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:07:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Cautious_Opening_Seen_for_Chinas_Variable_Annuity_Market/331975For foreign insurers interested in China's fledgling variable annuity market, slow and steady will be the required pace...Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:30:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/After_Financial_Crisis_Asia_Emerges_as_Variable_Annuity_Growth_Area/331971Variable annuity growth will be driven by Asia in the post-financial crisis era, due to favorable regulatory moves and a rising affluent population in emerging Asian markets— particularly China, according to Ernst& Young...Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:19:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/LIMRA_Total_Individual_Life_Insurance_Sales_Improve_in_2011_/331933“For the second year in a row, strong whole life sales propelled overall individual life insurance sales growth,” said Ashley Durham, senior analyst, LIMRA Product Research...Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:33:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Advisor_Convicted_of_Theft_for_Selling_an_Annuity/331872Glenn Neasham had a thriving business, making about a half-million dollars in his best year - but now, he is on public assistance while he faces the possibility of prison for selling just one annuity... Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:39:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Advisor_Convicted_of_Theft_for_Selling_an_Annuity/331872Glenn Neasham had a thriving business, making about a half-million dollars in his best year - but now, he is on public assistance while he faces the possibility of prison for selling just one annuity... Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:39:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Wash_May_Mandate_Abortion_Coverage/331709At a time when many states are making it harder for women to get abortions, Washington state appears headed in the opposite direction...Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:36:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/LIMRA_Financial_Advisors_Most__Trusted_on_Retirement_Issues/331493But only a third of Americans feel they are saving enough for retirement... Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:12:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Benmosche_AIG_Moving_in_Right_Direction/331481American International Group's fourth-quarter results prove the company's crisis is over, said Robert H. Benmosche, president and chief executive officer...Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:44:10 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/7_States_Fight_Birth_Control_Coverage_Rule/331459The lawsuit was filed by attorneys general from Nebraska, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas...Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:48:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/NAIC_Subgroup_Says_Contingent_Deferred_Annuities_Are_a_Life_Insurance_Product/331387MetLife argued CDAs are not life insurance but financial guaranty insurance while Prudential Financial contended they're similar to a living benefit rider on a variable annuity...Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:27:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Audio_CEO_of_MetLife_China_Says_Variable_Annuities_Next_Big_Foreign_Play_in_China/331339The opening of the variable annuity market in China is expected to diversify wealth management solutions for Chinese residents...Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:32:11 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Allianz_Blames_Greek_Debt_in_46__Profit_Plunge/331273Allianz SE said impairments related to Greek sovereign debt were the main factor in a 46% fall in 2011 net income...Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:40:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Pacific_Life_Launches_New_Deferred_Fixed_Indexed_Annuity/331225Traditional fixed annuities fit the bill, but along with safety of principal, some clients also want the opportunity for greater growth than a traditional fixed annuity normally provides...Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:59:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Longer_Life_Expectancies_Make_Many_Rethink_Retirement_Planning_Approach/331104Merrill Lynch Affluent Insights Survey finds individuals grappling with lifestyle trade-offs, rising health care costs and longevity when considering retirement income needs...Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:15:32 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Regulators_Call_for_Annuity_Income_Guarantee_Scrutiny/331062NAIC group recommends a different treatment of popular annuity guarantees...Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:11:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Regulators_Call_for_Annuity_Income_Guarantee_Scrutiny/331062NAIC group recommends a different treatment of popular annuity guarantees...Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:11:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Annuity_Inflows_Down_20_in_Jan_to_$62B_/331004The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) Insurance & Retirement Services (I&RS) has released January information on annuity product activity in the market...Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:13:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Annuity_Inflows_Down_20_in_Jan_to_$62B_/331004The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) Insurance & Retirement Services (I&RS) has released January information on annuity product activity in the market...Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:13:00 GMT