Retirement

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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 30, 2008
Finra floats VA marketing reform

Clients would be urged to obtain a personalized hypothetical illustration, revealing all applicable charges and fees.

By Bloomberg
TAX JUL 29, 2008
When clients want to raid DC accounts

If your client want to raid their retirement money for a "hardship distribution," you need to know the rules.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 29, 2008
The Hartford’s VA assets fall in 2Q

The Hartford Financial Services Group's second-quarter profits fell to $543 million or $1.73 per diluted share.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 29, 2008
Insurance groups clash over regulation

Insurance industry representatives and regulators could not agree on moving ahead with comprehensive reform legislation.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2008
Labor Department proposal on 401(k) plans provokes debate

A Department of Labor proposal released last week seeking to provide the country's 65 million 401(k) participants with additional information about fund charges is stirring debate among different advocacy groups as to whether more data would be helpful or damaging.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 28, 2008
Allianz taps new CFO

Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America of Minneapolis today named Giulio Terzariol chief financial officer.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 25, 2008
United Healthcare hit with hefty fine

The insurance company will pay $786,655.87 as part of a settlement with the North Carolina insurance department.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 25, 2008
Long term care issues addressed at hearing

Consumer protections and state partnership arrangements with insurance companies were among the topics.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 24, 2008
Insurer fined $20M for lax practices

HealthMarkets Inc. faces up to $10 million in additional penalties if it doesn’t meet disclosure and oversight standards.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 23, 2008
NYLI launches five-year fixed annuity

The Select 5 fixed-interest annuity is a single-premium product that is guaranteed for five years.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2008
401(k) disclosure plan completed

As proposed, a participant’s investments would be displayed on a chart showing total fees and expenses.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 21, 2008
Settlement reached in ‘living trust mill’ suit

American Equity Investment Life Insurance has settled a class action for $16.4 million over abusive annuity sales.

By Bloomberg
TAX JUL 17, 2008
Senator: Tax havens are ‘economic warfare’

Sen. Carl Levin today called for legislation that would make it easier to tax U.S. citizens who transfer assets to shelters.

By Bloomberg
TAX JUL 17, 2008
Under pressure, UBS dumps offshore banking

The firm is being investigated as to whether its clients used offshore accounts to hide assets and avoid paying taxes.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2008
Senators seek to cap loans from 401(k)s

Legislation would set limits on the number of loans that can be taken from 401(k) plans and ban 401(k) debit cards.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 15, 2008
AIG’s rating slashed by analyst

A downgrade by a Wachovia analyst sent American International Group shares tumbling to a 52-week low.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 14, 2008
State insurance regulators are angry about EIA proposal

State insurance regulators are displeased with the Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators about a proposal that would regulate equity index annuities as securities rather than as insurance products, and one state insurance regulator is meeting with SEC Chairman Christopher Cox this week to address those grievances.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 14, 2008
On a 401(k) mission

In his 20 years of managing clients' 401(k) plans, Michael T. Scarborough has seen numerous examples of mistakes made by investors who don't allocate enough of their salaries to saving for retirement.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 14, 2008
Women less aggressive than men in retirement saving

Women are less aggressive then men when it comes to saving for retirement, according to a new study.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 14, 2008
Agents express concern about higher costs and loss of control over production

Insurance agents who work primarily with equity index annuities say the Securities and Exchange Commission's proposal to regulate the products as securities would impose greater costs on their firms and hand over control of their production to broker-dealers.

By Bloomberg