Index giant looks to break insurers' domination of bundled-plan space; 'last bastion' for carriers
Carriers think VAs are an attractive area for growth, but the product line faces some hurdles that may dampen sales.
Not-so-binding arbitration? Two months after Raymond James Financial Services Inc. was ordered to pay $1.7 million as a result of an arbitration decision over suitability, the broker-dealer and the client are arguing in court.
Galliard Capital Management Inc.'s stable-value funds, designed to preserve principal in tumultuous times, drew more than four times the usual inflows in August as market volatility increased, said managing partner John Caswell
MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, regained the top spot in variable-annuity sales in the first half of the year, leading a group of five firms expanding their dominance in the industry.
A federal judge agreed with a 28-year veteran agent that he was muscled out of his book of business by The Allstate Corp.
Hurricane Irene's estimated cost to insurers fell to about $2.6 billion in the U.S. as the storm lost strength en route to New York.
Veteran insurance agent Paul A. Mattus has filed suit against The Allstate Corp., claiming that the carrier muscled him out of his book of business and passed it on to a newer, younger agent
U.S. life insurers had a fairly small appetite for mergers and acquisitions last year, with much of the activity encompassed in AIG's shedding of its foreign life insurance subsidiaries
U.S. units of Aviva, Allianz placed on review with negative implications due to parents' EU exposure
Insurer agrees to settle charges it violated the FCPA; carrier allegedly netted $11.4M from $3.6M in payments
Sun Life's decision to exit the VA and life insurance businesses in the U.S. came as a big surprise. The Canadian outfit's departure also leaves distributors hurting for choices.
New customers must have paperwork signed by Sunday to get the old rate
Company plans to roll out its first fixed indexed annuity but must prep bulk of 82,000 reps first; 'large universe of salespeople'
$8.6B in 3Q is another record breaker for variable annuities; insurer's already pared back GMIB Max twice
More info, less paperwork would be helpful; 'actionable ideas' highly prized
Investment products must generate income streams; advisers still on the fence about annuities, however
Once-demonized carrier slowly restoring its brand; 'even Charlie Sheen got another shot'
Jackson National takes top spot; Pru at No. 2
A 76-year-old insurance agent is facing nearly a century of prison time after pleading guilty to securities fraud stemming from the sale of unregistered securities and fake investments.
