Insurers are stepping up their wholesaler education efforts to help advisers prepare for tougher suitability rules involving the sale of variable annuities.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is to be applauded for its proposal to revise Part II of Form ADV.
Aware of the appeal of variable annuity riders, carriers plan to strengthen their offerings while attempting to meet financial advisers' calls for simplicity.
As Wisconsin's insurance commissioner and vice chairman of the Life Insurance and Annuities (A) Committee of the Kansas City, Mo.-based National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Sean Dilweg is focusing on suitability, wholesaler training and curbing VA abuse.
Portfolio volatility and the sequence in which returns are realized play a unique role in portfolios subject to regular retirement withdrawals.
Children with at least one parent holding a high school diploma are much less likely to be risk-averse than those whose parents have less formal education, researchers found in studying survey data from nearly 3,400 adults.
While industry experts and broker-dealers are working to simplify variable annuity processing and cut down on paperwork electronically, software vendors are trying to help advisers easily compare products to comply with suitability requirements.
The two were among a group of ex-Marsh executives who were charged in a criminal indictment in September 2005.
MISR Securities International of Egypt allegedly refused to pay the debit balance in its account.
MBIA has pulled away from the Association of Financial Guaranty Insurers, saying it no longer shared the trade association’s views.
J. Andrew Kalbaugh is replacing Mr. Dixon as chairman of Mutual Service as well as chairman and CEO of Associated Securities.
A top brokerage executive with an independent-contractor firm has been fired for failing to report outside business activity.
The French bank posted a $4.93 billion loss compared to a $1.7 billion profit in the year-ago period.
Eaton Vance Corp. and Deutsche Borse AG both reported impressive earnings growth in financial reports issued today.
The all-in-one rider provides an income step-up to 200% of the initial guaranteed amount 10 years into the policy.
Ex -AIG CEO Maurice R. Greenberg will get court-ordered access to legal documents that could help him fight fraud charges, according to published reports.
Assets in managed accounts grew by 20.1% last year, hitting $1.49 trillion, according to the Money Management Institute.
The New York State Insurance Department also reproached the plan, arguing that it would be “bad for the banks.”
FBR booked a net loss of $27.8 million compared with a net loss of $7 million in the year-ago period.
