Life Insurance And Annuities

Displaying 3399 results
Advisers irked as Pru locks vintage VAs
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 19, 2012
Advisers irked as Pru locks vintage VAs

Prudential Financial Inc.'s decision to cut off contributions into a slate of older variable annuities with attractive benefits has raised the ire of financial advisers, this time because they were given so little time to add money to the contracts.

By Darla Mercado
Pru pulls plug on another long-term-care product
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 19, 2012
Pru pulls plug on another long-term-care product

Bows out of group LTC insurance; halted sales of individual coverage in March

By Darla Mercado
Prudential could get too big to fail tag
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 18, 2012
Prudential could get too big to fail tag

By Gregory Crawford
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 18, 2012
LTC insurance a better deal for women

By Liz Skinner
Health of long-term-care insurance business questionable: Moody's
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 15, 2012
Health of long-term-care insurance business questionable: Moody's

The outlook for the LTCI business is not good. The reason? Partly, the unexpectedly large tabs being rung up by existing policyholders.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 14, 2012
ING sends incorrect statements to 75,000 VA customers

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 14, 2012
MetLife to run money for institutional investors

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 14, 2012
Jackson 'slap' as firm cuts VA features

Advisers not thrilled by short deadline on variable annuity pullback

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 12, 2012
LTC a risky business for insurers

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Genworth cuts 'humbled' CEO's bonus as insurer misses targets
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 11, 2012
Genworth cuts 'humbled' CEO's bonus as insurer misses targets

Genworth Financial Inc. cut Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael Fraizer's annual bonus to a third of his target as the life insurer and mortgage guarantor failed to meet its goals.

By Doug Cubberley
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 10, 2012
Pre-holiday bombshell: Pru locks vintage VAs

Advisers are still fuming about the last-minute notice they received from Prudential informing them of a lock down of several popular annuities.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 09, 2012
MetLife to bar new additions to VAs with old income riders

Changes keep coming in the variable annuity space, as MetLife Inc. will stop taking additional contributions to VAs with legacy living and death benefits next Monday.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 09, 2012
Study says VA opportunities remain for lower-profile carriers

Though variable annuity sales continue to be dominated by a few big companies, lower-profile carriers may seek opportunities in product innovation and new distribution channels.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 08, 2012
Vets' annuities draw scrutiny

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 07, 2012
Allianz bumps rates on Income Protector

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 07, 2012
Advisers tread lightly when talking with clients about LTC

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 07, 2012
Something new to insure against: Longevity

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 07, 2012
The Hartford makes 180-degree turn with reorganization

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 03, 2012
Advisers can help with Medicare

By MFXFeeder
Allianz Life to raise roll-up rates on VA rider
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 02, 2012
Allianz Life to raise roll-up rates on VA rider

By Darla Mercado