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Insurance regulators eye stranger-originated annuity sales

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners plans to look into legitimacy of third-party originated annuity transactions

Insurance regulators plan to tackle the thorny issue of insurable interest with regard to annuity sales, preparing the groundwork for changes that could discourage stranger-originated annuity transactions.
In a public hearing likely to be held in May in New York, the National Association of Insuran

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