Women want to learn about preparing for retirement, but advisers who want to attract that market need to adapt their practices.
Equity index annuities could be regulated as securities if a proposal approved 3-0 today by the Securities and Exchange Commission is finalized.
The employee benefits provider was fined for for failing to report special payments to an insurance broker.
Market turmoil and rising interest rates might kick off a new season for the fixed annuity as the product emerges from the shadow of its variable cousin, an industry expert said.
Embedding annuities into target date funds might be the key to offering annuities as an investment option in 401(k) plans.
New York Life Insurance Co. has tapped Jon Stenberg to join the company as a senior vice president in the individual-life department.
Mark J. Schlafly will lead two broker-dealers, FSC Securities Corp. and Advantage Capital Corp., both of Atlanta.
The policy, the Lifetime FlexPlus II, features premiums that are 3% to 5% lower than those of the original version.
Pennsylvania Life Insurance has agreed to a $925,000 settlement following allegations of unsuitable annuity sales in Wisconsin.
The Lance Group specializes in school boards and municipalities and handles benefit plan analysis as well as design.
Martin J. Sullivan, CEO of American International Group, has been ousted from the New York-based insurer.
Supporters of simplified disclosures for variable annuities may get a boost from a proposal that state insurance regulators will soon consider.
Net assets in variable annuities have also risen, reaching $1.39 trillion, compared to $1.38 trillion in the first quarter of 2007.
First-quarter earnings hit $1.07 billion, the second highest level ever, a gain of $993.3 million from a year ago.
American International Group could hold an emergency meeting this weekend to discuss the future of chief executive Martin J. Sullivan, CNBC reported Friday.
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance has picked Bradley J. Lucido as its chief compliance officer.
A proposed Office of Insurance Information would just be the first step toward creating a federal insurance regulator.
Some 25 million U.S. adults with health insurance in 2007 faced financial stress due to insufficient coverage.
Both brokers and insurers bear responsibility for the suitability of variable annuity sales, but at different points in the sales process, industry officials said at a conference last week.
In a sign that the housing market may be set for a rebound, the pending home sales index increased 6.3% in April.
