Insurance regulators questioned MetLife Inc. executives today at a hearing in Florida as they sought to understand the insurer's death benefit settlement practices.
New software tool will help advisers scan for the best variable annuity option for a client.
DOL's latest start date — Jan. 1 — still too soon, industry group contends
The ratings of four major life insurers with pristine Aaa ratings are likely to hold steady, provided the U.S.'s government bond rating doesn't fall by more than one rung.
The Illinois Securities Department has revoked the registration of two investment adviser representatives for inappropriately liquidating clients' annuities to fund the purchase of fixed-indexed annuities
Assets in variable annuities reached an all-time high in the first quarter of the year. Cash inflows helped, but the high-flying stock market was the real reason the coffers bulged.
Workers are more likely to retire after a period of strong equity returns, but they may be leaving the workplace at a time when their nest eggs are at the most risk.
Younger boomers more optimistic about their finances but acknowledge that they will have to work some in retirement
Fees fall for stock and money market funds; charges for fixed-income offerings hold steady
