http://annuitynews.com/category/Annuity_News_HeadlinesAnnuityNews.com Annuity_News_Headlines recent articles.60http://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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/LIMRA_Strong_1H_Propels_2011_Annuities_to_$240B/330391Total annuity sales increased eight percent in 2011, compared to 2010, to reach $240.3 billion, according to LIMRA's fourth quarter 2011 U.S. Individual Annuities Sales survey, which represents data from 94 percent of the market...Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:55:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Feds_Proposals_Support_Annuities/328823Until recently, retirement planning focused mostly on helping workers accumulate savings - but now, the Treasury Department is tackling another aspect: making sure retirees don't run out of money...Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:47:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Allianz_Life_Announces_Launch_of_Allianz_365i_Annuity/327952Allianz Life announced the launch of the Allianz 365i Annuity and Income Maximizer Rider, a new FIA with optional rider that is exclusive to Field Marketing Organizations and agents associated with the Allianz Preferred distribution model...Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:29:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Conning_Indexed_Annuity_Business_Poised_for_Growth/327950A number of changes in the economy, regulatory environment, equity markets, and consumer preferences have combined to once again drive growth in the indexed annuity business...Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/VA_Writers_Cut_Benefits_in_2011_to_Reduce_Exposure/321960Amid 2011's sharply volatile equity markets, some U.S. variable annuity writers have cut policyholder benefits to reduce their own financial exposure or exited the market...Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:39:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Interest_in_Indexed_Annuities_On_The_Rise/320258In 3Q 2011 alone, three new (traditionally VA) carriers decided to try their hand in index-linked annuities with more waiting in the wings -- but why did they decide to dive into this market now?... Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:50:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Beacon_Income_Indexed_Annuity_Sales_Increase_In_3Q_/305296Third quarter 2011 income and indexed annuity sales topped the year-ago quarter; income annuities advanced 5% to $2.2 billion, and indexed annuities inched up 0.4% to $9.0 billion...Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:33:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/IRI_Reports_3Q_VA_Product_Changes_Slow_Benefits_Trending_More_Generous_/302204The report found that variable annuity benefit activity for the third quarter slowed significantly from the robust filings made during the second quarter of this year... Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:07:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Total_3Q_Annuity_Sales_Up_5_From_Quarter-Prior/299331Total third quarter sales were $8.7 billion, up over 5 percent from the previous quarter -- “This was the second-highest quarter ever in terms of indexed annuity sales,” said Sheryl J. Moore, President and CEO of AnnuitySpecs.com...Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:53:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Annuities_Vie_With_Mattress_Money_/288447The tough economy is causing consumers to make some tough retirement savings choices — between annuities, other retirement plans, investments and mattress money, according to an Allianz survey...Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:11:00 GMThttp://AnnuityNews.com/Article/Are_Contingent_Annuities_Really_Annuities/277065State regulators are planning what could become a “robust discussion” this Friday about whether so-called contingent annuities are actually annuities or perhaps financial guaranty type of product... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:35:00 GMT