Ameriprise Financial Inc. and Lincoln National Corp. have strong VA hedging programs, Moody's Investors Service said in a report on the most frequently asked questions about variable annuities
B-Ds get notice of pullback as job cuts in annuity unit are reported
As baby boomers retire in droves, financial advisers need to do a little studying up on Social Security before they start integrating the payouts into clients' financial planning
The secret to increasing sales of variable annuities at broker-dealers and wirehouses has everything to do with insurers' speeding up the sales process and making information easier for brokers to find.
The IRS is giving broker-dealers a chance to come clean on classifying independent contractors, but firms that fess up will take on the increased cost of following the letter of the law.
As Primerica Inc. prepares to add a fixed indexed annuity to its platform for the first time, the company faces the tall task of prepping its 82,000 representatives on the complicated savings product
A group of state insurance regulators voted last week to adopt amendments to an annuity disclosure model that would give customers a detailed breakdown of product features
Some want to boost the deferral limit – others want to do away with it
State regulators have signaled a push for recalculating reserve requirements on a certain type of universal-life insurance, a change that could lead to higher costs for policyholders, as well as fewer insurers' selling the product
Has hired six new external wholesalers, bringing its roster to 54, and it expects to have 60 by the end of the year.
