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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 08, 2008
Conseco to pay $2.3M for bad practices

Regulators discovered lapses in the company’s long-term-care insurance claims and complaints processing.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 08, 2008
Conseco to pay $2.3M for bad practices

Regulators discovered lapses in the company’s long-term-care insurance claims and complaints processing.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 08, 2008
Study: Banks boom when they sell insurance

Banks that sold insurance were more profitable than those that didn’t in 2007, according to Bank Insurance Market Research.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 05, 2008
Advisers remain guarded on catastrophe bonds

As hurricane season approaches, financial advisers continue to look warily upon catastrophe bonds

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 05, 2008
Sun Life unveils retirement offering

Sun Life Financial Inc. of Toronto today released a new rider, the Retirement Income Escalator.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 05, 2008
$800M fund established for AIG victims

The Fair Fund distribution concludes the saga that began when the insurer was accused of falsifying financial statements.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 05, 2008
The Hartford revamps variable annuity

The Hartford Financial Services Group announced changes to its flagship variable annuity and its sales force.

RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 05, 2008
Financial advisers act to snag 401(k)s

The volatile stock market has created a period of frenzy for financial advisers in the 401(k) area, who have seen a substantial increase in the number of new prospects.

RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 30, 2008
Economy slowing down 401(k) contributions

Eight percent of investors have recently halted or reduced their contributions in 401(k) plans, a study reveals.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 30, 2008
New products challenge insurance biz

“We’re going to see new products for [income] guarantees that aren’t insurance,” said Laura Varas of FRC.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 29, 2008
Allianz 1Q profit down 66%

Allianz's first-quarter net income slid to $1.7 billion, down 66%, from $4.9 billion in the same period last year.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 28, 2008
AXA Equitable jumps into retirement annuities market

Retirees are increasingly worried that they will live too long and their savings will run out, and financial services companies are noticing.

IRA ALERT APR 28, 2008
Stretch IRA saved by IRS ruling

Financial advisers should be aware of a new IRS ruling that recently saved the day for an IRA beneficiary and may help your clients.

RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 28, 2008
Large employers to shuffle 401(k) lineup

Nearly half of large employers plan to add or replace funds in their 401(k) plans in the next 12 months, according to a newly released study.

RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 28, 2008
Advisers applaud fair disclosure act

Financial advisers favor the 401(k) fee breakdowns that would be required in the Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act, which was approved April 16 by a 25-19 party-line vote of the House Education and Labor Committee, even though that stance is at odds with the position taken by the mutual fund and brokerage industries.

RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 28, 2008
HSAs offer a strategic advantage

Do your clients have health savings accounts?

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 24, 2008
MBIA, Ambac Financial: Back to the trough?

One Goldman analyst says the bond insurers will need $3.4 billion each in added capital thanks to more quarterly losses.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 21, 2008
NAIC slams NAIFA on charter support

“We are certainly ... disappointed that NAIFA’s board would suddenly change course on this important consumer protection issue"

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 18, 2008
FINRA seeks to delay some of VA sales rule

The regulator wants to delay a rule that governs the review of deferred variable annuity sales.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 17, 2008
Federal insurance adviser floated

A bill would create a federal office inside the Treasury to provide expertise on regulating the insurance industry.