Insurers are girding for a flurry of questions about their risk management from broker-dealers and advisers whose interest has grown following the economic bust.
Steve Kluever has parted ways with Jackson National Life Insurance Co., joining The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. and heralding a new push in variable annuity development for the insurer
Neal Smalbach was fired by a broker-dealer in 2008 for selling securities while he was unregistered, an infraction that got him suspended by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. for six months, according to the organization's BrokerCheck system.
Gregory Vaughan has the demeanor of your favorite college professor — accessible, attentive and humble
Workers often leave 401(k) accounts with former employers for no good reason, survey finds; advisers missing a trick
Matthew McLennan (middle), portfolio manager at First Eagle Funds, and David J. Winters (right), manager of the Wintergreen Fund, sit down with WealthTrack's Consuelo Mack (left) at the Retirement Income Summit today in Chicago.
Davies latest in a series of of top execs who've left the financial firm since CEO change in 2008
In a recent case (Cajun Industries LLC v. Robert Kidder, et al.), the court ruled that despite having previously named his three children as beneficiaries of his 401(k) plan, a deceased plan participant's 401(k) balance will pass to his new wife
Jamey Delaplane, partner at law firm Davis & Harman LLP, warned advisers in attendance at the <i>InvestmentNews</i> Retirement Income Summit that IRAs are likely to come under increased regulatory scrutiny.
California today announced a settlement with John Hancock Financial Services Inc. after an investigation revealed that the carrier failed to deliver deceased clients' death benefits promptly to the tune or $20 million. Similar cases are ongoing in Florida, too.
After a surge in variable annuity sales last year, financial advisers are curious about just how much more business the largest sellers can handle without biting off more than they can hedge
BofA, JPMorgan and Wells looking to horn in on retirement plan biz; could be good news for employees
Soaring premiums on long-term-care insurance have seniors and advisers up in arms. Some believe new hybrid products may provide better protection and more flexibility.
A Colorado college savings plan gets top mark for 2010; rated No.1 for the past five quarters
Unintended consequence of applying fiduciary standard could whack self-directed retirement accounts; DOL went 'a little bit too far'
Selling into a depressed market is not the brightest move ever, but that's what many clients are doing by cashing out their muni bond funds. The better play? Stay patient -- and buy individual bonds
Survey shows few pre-pensioners have set aside money for LTC or even raise the topic with advisers or loved ones
Truth-in-labeling law comes to medical insurance biz; 'plain English'
Combination life and long-term care polices are gaining serious traction in the marketplace. One for-instance: Sales for Lincoln National's MoneyGuard are up 62 percent over the past year.
