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September 3, 2010
B-Ds, advisers let loose on the insurer about its attempt to entice clients to switch from one variable annuity to another. The chief complaints: the timing of the letter to clients and the features of the new VA.
Readers clash over the controversy
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Financial advisers are fuming over a letter The Hartford sent to clients which entices them to swap their variable annuities for a replacement. Why so angry? Advisers say the new VA actually strips away generous guarantees.
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