Life Insurance And Annuities

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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 09, 2014
How will annuity clients react to Pimco news?

Clients invested in variable annuities tied to the subaccount version of the Pimco Total Return Fund may move their funds.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 07, 2014
AIG promotes Peter Hancock to CEO, replacing Benmosche

After paying off $182.3 billion bailout, insurer focused on property-casualty coverage, life insurance and retirement.

By Gregory Crawford
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 02, 2014
No big price increases for Lincoln National annuities

CEO Dennis Glass lays out insurer's strategy for when interest rates rise.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 02, 2014
Medicare: The next frontier

As health care costs in retirement rise, many advisers and clients still haven't accounted for a major part of those expenses: Medicare.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 29, 2014
Firms challenged to create innovative retirement income products

Successfully addressing the post-accumulation phase and providing simplicity still difficult for the industry.

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 29, 2014
Finra charges SWS with improper supervision of VA transactions

SWS Financial Services charged with green-lighting variable annuity applications without proper review for suitability.

By Darla Mercado
EQUITIES SEP 26, 2014
Pimco fortifies to take on the old boss

Monday <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i>Gross, Ivascyn to square off. Plus: The outlook for Pimco outflows is bad and worse, global markets keeping an eye on Hong Kong civil unrest, a warning about fixed indexed annuities, buying ahead of ex-dividend dates, and running the numbers on Roth IRAs

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 24, 2014
FSI offers long-term disability, life insurance to members

Program guarantees members coverage at a group rate FSI has secured as the plan sponsor.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 19, 2014
Caregiving costs hit family finances, employment, retirement

Nearly half of families spend more than $5,000 per year in caregiving expenses.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 18, 2014
Why health care is the ultimate retirement wild card

New study focuses on the need to integrate health care and retirement planning.

By Mary Beth Franklin
EQUITIES SEP 17, 2014
A user's guide to this week's "Fedspeak"

On this morning's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu, a guide to the Fed's upcoming comments, Calpers sends hedge funds out to pasture, getting on the stock-split bandwagon, and more.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES SEP 17, 2014
Markets wait on the Fed's next move

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Investors are waiting for Janet Yellen and the Fed to pull the trigger on rates. Plus: Buying Alibaba via ETFs; S&amp;P and Nasdaq stocks start to separate; hedge funds ride the wave; and annuity product sales hitting double digits.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2014
Advisers help clients brace for health care surprises in retirement

Though a client's potential health crisis can't be anticipated long before it comes, a plan can be sketched out.

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 10, 2014
Jackson National unveils tiered pricing for variable annuities

Starting next Monday, the firm will apply a five-level pricing scheme for certain contracts.

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 08, 2014
Jackson National extends variable annuity lead

Sales of Elite Access product helps firm stay ahead of Lincoln National, TIAA-CREF and AIG.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 07, 2014
Long-term care carriers

Provider data covering new and in-force policies and premiums

By mlanche
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 07, 2014
Life insurance companies ranked by direct premiums

2013 rankings of insurance companies based on direct premiums

By Andrew Leigh
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 04, 2014
Employers want fiduciary duty for 401(k) plans, AARP survey finds

Brokers say they already work in clients' best interest, but formalizing it will eliminate their ability to service small accounts.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 02, 2014
What top 401(k) plans do differently

A new ranking reveals which industries have the best plans &amp;mdash; and what features set them apart.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2014
Small businesses still ailing in wake of Affordable Care Act

The ACA has helped individuals, but small business employers continue to struggle with the new law. <b><i>Plus: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20140831/HEALTH&quot;>Don't miss our full Health Care Planning special report.</a></b></i>

By Darla Mercado