Life Insurance And Annuities

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Old-age question: Are LTC policies good deals for younger clients?
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 19, 2012
Old-age question: Are LTC policies good deals for younger clients?

Number of people under 45 who buy long-term-care insurance is on the rise; cheap premiums

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2012
New health care law: advice needed

Financial advisers will have opportunities to help their clients navigate the new health care law.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2012
Soaring health care costs squeeze retirees

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2012
Protection gap is widening

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2012
Protection gap is widening

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2012
Protection gap is widening

By Darla Mercado
AIG unit could be next VA powerhouse
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 14, 2012
AIG unit could be next VA powerhouse

As insurers put the brakes on variable annuity sales, an old rival is emerging as a potential powerhouse in the business.

By Darla Mercado
Life insurance sector takes hit as QE3 packs a punch
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 13, 2012
Life insurance sector takes hit as QE3 packs a punch

With rates staying low, carriers have a dim three years on the horizon

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 11, 2012
Variable annuities: It's the income, stupid

Income enhancement still the biggest draw of VAs, study finds

By Darla Mercado
Insurers, B-Ds can help advisers navigate annuities maze
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 10, 2012
Insurers, B-Ds can help advisers navigate annuities maze

Many advisers say their greatest allies in learning more about the products and closing sales are their own broker-dealer and the carriers themselves.

By Darla Mercado
Facing possible estate tax, investors stick to sidelines
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 09, 2012
Facing possible estate tax, investors stick to sidelines

Advisers urged to get proactive as exclusion could drop to $1 million, from $5 million

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 09, 2012
$400M sale to let Hartford retire from retirement biz

By JKEPHART
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 06, 2012
Genworth latest to rein in LTC insurance offerings

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 05, 2012
Prudential said to emerge as lead bidder for Hartford Life unit

Prudential Financial Inc. has emerged as the lead bidder for Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.'s individual life insurance business, which may sell for about $1 billion, said two people with knowledge of the matter.

By FGabriel
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 05, 2012
Hartford pressured to cash out VA holders

By Bloomberg
The Hartford would take its lumps in cashing out VA holders
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 05, 2012
The Hartford would take its lumps in cashing out VA holders

Major upfront expense needed to get out from under 'ungodly' liabilities

By John Goff
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 02, 2012
LPL premieres video that explains VAs without hard sell

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2012
Mary Beth Franklin: The secrets of successful savers

New survey reveals how prudent planners go about reaching their retirement goals

By Mary Beth Franklin
B-Ds struggle with lost revenue amid VA cuts
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 29, 2012
B-Ds struggle with lost revenue amid VA cuts

Tumult on the variable annuity scene is dampening sales at broker-dealers, raising some concerns about the impact on revenue.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 26, 2012
Annuity sales bolster Guggenheim's buys

By Darla Mercado