The VAs are at the heart of an ongoing dispute with brokers and broker-dealers over canceled trail commissions.
Rising interest rates and a volatile stock market pushed 2018 sales to a record, including all-time-high indexed annuity sales.
Investor advocate calls insurance proposal weaker than existing broker suitability standard
Advisers wonder what the lack of a formal brokerage agreement means from a regulatory standpoint.
Fixed indexed annuities are an insured asset class unto themselves.
It's all about convergence, and those who leverage it will reap the rewards
Insurer partners with DPL Financial's insurance network to distribute annuity products through independent RIAs.
Reynolds becomes chairman of Great-West Lifeco US
The Alliance for Lifetime Income will be sole sponsor of the band's shows in the U.S. this year.
RESA measure would help small businesses offer 401(k) plans, ease use of annuities.
Firm also raised premiums an average 53% last year through the third quarter for some policyholders.
Some say he should take credit for the economy, others want him to reach across the aisle on taxes and health care.
Market volatility can pave the way for more important conversations than those beating the market and reducing your fees.
Massachusetts says insurance firm must pay retirees and beneficiaries who were 'presumed dead'
Proponents hope bill will be re-introduced early next year.
Insured Retirement Institute says insurer's move to shore up its finances may create negative perception that harms annuity industry.
Wirehouse joins handful of other firms seeking to prevent insurer from cutting off flow of adviser trails.
Retirement plan advisers can't match HSA investments with 401(k)s because of too few fund options.
Marital status and employment dictate signup deadlines.
The rise in prices and attendant need for insurance give a view into the changing landscape of alternative investments.
