Life Insurance And Annuities

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MAI acquires insurance-oriented RIA
RETIREMENT RIAS JUL 01, 2019
MAI acquires insurance-oriented RIA

Deal for John D. Dovich & Associates in Cincinnati adds $600 million in AUM.

TIAA exit from life insurance market exposes void for RIAs
RETIREMENT RIAS JUN 28, 2019
TIAA exit from life insurance market exposes void for RIAs

Fee-only advisers who want to sell clients life insurance without a commission have few options available.

Confusion around Medicare enrollment
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2019
Confusion around Medicare enrollment

Tools and courses can help advisers guide clients through deadlines and choices

Insurers bend rule on indexed universal life with new policy features
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 27, 2019
Insurers bend rule on indexed universal life with new policy features

Firms are able to inflate projections of cash accumulation in IUL policies via bonuses and multipliers.

TIAA exits the life insurance business
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 26, 2019
TIAA exits the life insurance business

The move is a big deal for RIAs, experts say, since TIAA was one of only a few insurers to offer fee-only life policies.

Some plan sponsors may need a nudge about HSA rollovers
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 15, 2019
Some plan sponsors may need a nudge about HSA rollovers

Multiple accounts at previous employers diminishes the feasibility of these accounts

Lessons for those 'graduating' to retirement
RETIREMENT OPINION JUN 13, 2019
Lessons for those 'graduating' to retirement

For many retirees, the struggle isn't having enough money, but confidently spending what they've worked so hard to accumulate.

Betterment offering automated investing and advice for Optum Bank HSA
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 12, 2019
Betterment offering automated investing and advice for Optum Bank HSA

The partnership connects the robo with 3 million customers and $9 billion in Optum's HSAs.

Indexed annuity illustrations are hurting consumers: group
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 05, 2019
Indexed annuity illustrations are hurting consumers: group

Center for Economic Justice argued in a comment letter to the NAIC that insurers are incentivized to develop indexed annuities with disingenuous product illustrations.

HSAs are lagging when it comes to rollovers
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 04, 2019
HSAs are lagging when it comes to rollovers

Just one in five employers solicits HSA rollovers from new hires, which could have negative consequences

Some insurance agents breaking law with 401(k) rollovers
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 30, 2019
Some insurance agents breaking law with 401(k) rollovers

Individuals without a securities license are increasingly, and unlawfully, soliciting business.

Mohamed El-Erian named president of Queens' College at Cambridge University
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 28, 2019
Mohamed El-Erian named president of Queens' College at Cambridge University

The chief economic adviser at Allianz will take up the position at Cambridge in October 2020, succeeding John Eatwell.

How to battle sequence-of-returns risk
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 25, 2019
How to battle sequence-of-returns risk

Retiring during the longest-running bull market in history can be scary, as some begin to wonder when the good times will end.

House passes SECURE retirement bill with massive bipartisan support
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2019
House passes SECURE retirement bill with massive bipartisan support

The measure allows small employers to band together to offer plans and raises the RMD age. Another provision eases use of annuities in 401(k)s, which critics say goes too far

Variable annuities lose more ground to fixed annuities
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 21, 2019
Variable annuities lose more ground to fixed annuities

Market gyrations put a dent in quarterly VA sales.

Ladenburg looking at student loans, impact investing, health care for future fintech investments
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 17, 2019
Ladenburg looking at student loans, impact investing, health care for future fintech investments

At its second Innovation Symposium, the firm considered which issues will affect the future of financial advice.

LTC insurer offering co-pays to blunt soaring premium increases
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 16, 2019
LTC insurer offering co-pays to blunt soaring premium increases

John Hancock policyholders would get a discount on their premium in return for agreeing to pay a bigger portion of their claims in the future.

States approving bigger rate increases for long-term care policies
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 07, 2019
States approving bigger rate increases for long-term care policies

Some are signing off on premium increases in the 200%-300% range, one executive said.

Edward Jones doesn't sell indexed annuities, bucking broker-dealer trend
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 06, 2019
Edward Jones doesn't sell indexed annuities, bucking broker-dealer trend

Edward Jones is an outlier among its peers, experts say

Elderly investors win $3.2 million Finra arbitration award against AXA Advisors
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 01, 2019
Elderly investors win $3.2 million Finra arbitration award against AXA Advisors

Upstate New York couple cites five unsuitable variable annuity, life insurance transactions.