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RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 17, 2011
N.Y. Life to release longevity annuity product

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 14, 2011
Insurer to tap athletes to fill its agent bench

Hoping to strengthen its agent force, The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. has paired with Career Athletes LLC to recruit students as interns and agents

The Hartford nabs VA product development pro
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 12, 2011
The Hartford nabs VA product development pro

The Hartford has hired Jackson National Life Insurance Co.'s variably annuity product development chief Steve Kluever.

Ex-Allstate agent sues for $15M, alleges “hostile takeover” of his business
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 10, 2011
Ex-Allstate agent sues for $15M, alleges “hostile takeover” of his business

Veteran insurance agent Paul A. Mattus has filed suit against The Allstate Corp., claiming that the carrier had muscled him out of his book of business in order to pass it on to a newer, younger agent.

N.Y. Life to release longevity annuity product
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 10, 2011
N.Y. Life to release longevity annuity product

Worried about outlasting your savings? Worry no more; N.Y. Life has you covered

NEWS RIAS APR 05, 2011
Public pension crisis has some bracing for worst

Legislative ambiguity about public pension funds, as well as their underfunded status, has financial advisers who work with public employees scrambling to plug holes in their retirement plans

NEWS RIAS APR 04, 2011
CFP Board taps Merrill Lynch exec to run biz development

Aiming to extend its outreach to large financial services firms, the CFP Board has hired Joseph V. Maugeri as its director of business development.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 03, 2011
DOL expected to issue retirement distribution guidance soon

The Labor Department is expected to release distribution guidance aimed at plan participants as they exit defined-contribution plans, according to a well-known employee benefits attorney

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 31, 2011
No stalling on VA transfers, judge warns insurer

A recent court decision against Pacific Life Insurance Co. may give advisers and broker-dealers legal leverage against insurers that take too long to perform Section 1035 exchanges of variable life policies.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 30, 2011
DOL expected to issue guidance for retirement plan distributions