Linda Koco, MBA, is a contributing editor to InsuranceNewsNet, specializing in life insurance, annuities and income planning. Linda can be reached at [email protected].
Fixed index annuity sales were a bright spot in an otherwise dismal quarter for annuity sales.
Lincoln Financial Distributors has set its sights on beefing up its distribution of variable annuities through registered investment advisors (RIAs)….
Many clients’ expectations for retirement clash with reality.
Its first offering is a policy that includes two volatility control index options sponsored by Deutsche Bank…
How income annuities can help optimize your clients’ retirement income…
A roundup of breaking news from the annuities world…
Some observers are wondering how driverless technology might affect life insurance rates and annuity products…
If you’re not licensed to sell an insurance or securities product, don’t give specific personal advice to consumers about that product…
Here’s how people on the line with consumers can be trained to stop elder abuse…
Annuities with long-term care (LTC) insurance benefit features sold nearly $320 million in total first year premium in 2013, according…
Annuities with long-term care (LTC) insurance benefit features sold nearly $320 million in total first year premium in 2013, according to new research conducted by Milliman and published by the Society of Actuaries (SOA)…
A company official said her firm focuses on the flexibility of fixed index annuities and on positioning them on the safe side of the portfolio for fixed income…
A Treasury Department official said that regulators are putting the finishing touches on a number of programs aimed at making it easier for Americans to save for retirement…
“Bionic advice” refers to human advisors who use electronic advice software as an integral part of their practice but who still interact with the client…
Here’s a glimpse into why variable annuities without guaranteed living benefits, as well as fixed income annuities, are on the rise…
An individual annuity trend to watch is the rising sales of income annuities (fixed immediate and deferred income, combined, according to a LIMRA researcher…
Investors feel positive about having a written retirement plan in place, according to research…
A major change in American culture has created a “ton of issues” for life insurers that are trying to reach consumers, according to an industry official…
New research from shows the life insurance industry has a “huge and growing opportunity” to reach American households…
For the fifth straight year, consumers reported that having enough money for retirement was their top financial concern…
