Life Insurance And Annuities

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Rising demand for guaranteed retirement income: Survey
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 29, 2025
Rising demand for guaranteed retirement income: Survey

Advisors confirm the findings of a recent Nuveen survey that showed an uptick in demand for guaranteed income in retirement.

By Gregg Greenberg
Florida firm hit with six-figure fine for non-compliant RILA recommendations
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 21, 2025
Florida firm hit with six-figure fine for non-compliant RILA recommendations

FINRA says AAG Capital failed to maintain oversight in line with Reg BI, leading some life insurance customers to give up death benefits worth over $100,000 more than the cash surrender value.

By Leo Almazora
Are advisors missing retirees' needs in 'fragile decade'?
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2025
Are advisors missing retirees' needs in 'fragile decade'?

Survey suggests financial professionals are falling behind investors' need for guaranteed income and asset protection in their golden years.

By Leo Almazora
The 'magic number' of $1.3M for retirement: on the money, or off the mark?
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 05, 2025
The 'magic number' of $1.3M for retirement: on the money, or off the mark?

While it's a useful rule of thumb, wealth industry experts agree Social Security benefits, retirement income planning, and individual expenses should also be factored in.

By Leo Almazora
Q1 annuity sales top $105B amid persistent economic worries: Limra
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 02, 2025
Q1 annuity sales top $105B amid persistent economic worries: Limra

Limra data show RILAs and variable annuities outperforming, while fixed-rate deferred sales lag their 2024 highs.

By Leo Almazora
Americans' longevity illiteracy puts retirement at risk, finds new research
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 02, 2025
Americans' longevity illiteracy puts retirement at risk, finds new research

With membership in the "century club" expected to quadruple in three decades, joint studies from Nationwide and the TIAA Institute shed new light on people's planning blind spots.

By Leo Almazora
Concerns on inflation, Social Security dampening workers and retirees' financial confidence
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 24, 2025
Concerns on inflation, Social Security dampening workers and retirees' financial confidence

The latest annual survey from EBRI and Greenwald Research sheds light on anxieties around living costs, volatility, and the future of federal income support in retirement.

By Leo Almazora
Jury finds Massachusetts advisor liable for annuity disclosure shortfalls
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 24, 2025
Jury finds Massachusetts advisor liable for annuity disclosure shortfalls

The SEC hailed the verdict against the investment advisor, who the agency said breached his fiduciary duty to retired and pre-retiree clients.

By Leo Almazora
Indivisible Partners selects DPL to arm advisors for insurance business
FINTECH APR 23, 2025
Indivisible Partners selects DPL to arm advisors for insurance business

The RIA led by Merrill Lynch veteran John Thiel is helping its advisors take part in the growing trend toward fee-based annuities.

By Leo Almazora
Retirees are wired to not touch their nest eggs, research suggests
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 08, 2025
Retirees are wired to not touch their nest eggs, research suggests

New data show retirees reluctant to draw from savings, opting instead to spend predictable income streams like Social Security and pensions.

By Leo Almazora
Two-thirds of investors worried they'll outlive their assets
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2025
Two-thirds of investors worried they'll outlive their assets

Study of mass affluent and high-net-worth individuals reveals concerns around retirement income, Social Security, and safeguarding wealth.

By Leo Almazora
Majority of polled financial pros agree annuities make client relationships stickier
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 25, 2025
Majority of polled financial pros agree annuities make client relationships stickier

Market volatility, product complexity, and rampant misinformation all drive the case for advisors helping clients get much-needed lifetime income.

By Leo Almazora
Limra projects strong annuity sales through 2027 despite expected declines
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 11, 2025
Limra projects strong annuity sales through 2027 despite expected declines

Latest figures confirm record sales in 2024, including four straight quarters exceeding $100 billion, with most of the wins going to the largest players.

By Leo Almazora
Target-date fund assets surge to $3.97 trillion in 2024 as CITs overtake mutual funds
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 05, 2025
Target-date fund assets surge to $3.97 trillion in 2024 as CITs overtake mutual funds

Retirement industry research report shows ongoing dominance of Vanguard, with BlackRock coming out strong with its paycheck-for-life offering.

By Leo Almazora
Structured annuities set record pace with $62.9B sales in 2024
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 28, 2025
Structured annuities set record pace with $62.9B sales in 2024

Total annuity sales reached $427 billion, with index and variable annuity product sales also accelerating for the year.

By Leo Almazora
Principal Asset Management names Brant Wong head of retirement solutions
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 28, 2025
Principal Asset Management names Brant Wong head of retirement solutions

The veteran with almost 30 years of experience, mostly at JPMorgan Asset Management, will oversee a business managing nearly $320 billion in assets.

By Leo Almazora
MassMutual elevates Joe Mallee to head up advisor network
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 27, 2025
MassMutual elevates Joe Mallee to head up advisor network

The insurance and retirement giant is promoting Mallee as another veteran leader, who's had nearly 20 years at the company, prepares to step down.

By Leo Almazora
Prudential names new president of retail and advice business
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 26, 2025
Prudential names new president of retail and advice business

After leading the life insurance giant's brokerage business, the 25-year industry veteran will step up to oversee more than 2,800 financial advisors and fee-based planners.

By Leo Almazora
Our insurance AI is nicer than our agents, Allstate says
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 24, 2025
Our insurance AI is nicer than our agents, Allstate says

The insurer claims its bots can be more empathetic than humans.

By Matthew Sellers
Cresset, Prudential announce new chief people officers
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 19, 2025
Cresset, Prudential announce new chief people officers

The RIA giant welcomes a veteran with more than 20 years' experience, including time supporting JPMorgan's First Republic integration, as Prudential Financial selects a leader from its own ranks.

By Leo Almazora