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Total annuity sales were $54.8 billion in the third quarter, up 13% from the second quarter, but down 8% from 3Q 2019, according to preliminary results from the Secure Retirement Institute U.S. Individual Annuity Sales Survey.

So, the SECURE Act took away the stretch IRA. But here’s Tom Duncan of Nationwide with three opportunities for advisors that he revealed at the National Association for Fixed Annuities’ annual Annuity Distribution Summit this week.

Over the course of my career, I have had many opportunities to work and be mentored by amazing women. However, no matter where I worked, what financial planning conferences or networking event I attended, it was clear women are the minority.

Advisors embraced innovation and technology as COVID-19 forced them to engage with clients in new ways. But will they go back to the old ways of doing business? A group of panelists at the Annuity Distribution Summit shared their thoughts.

Industry representatives are still reviewing the contents of Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020, but applauded the bill’s bipartisanship as well as the urgency of the U.S. retirement crisis.

The company’s executive management team, with assistance from independent financial and legal advisors and oversight from the AIG board, “conducted a comprehensive review of the company’s current composite structure, including strategic, operational, capital and tax implications,” the company said in a news release.

Various polls show former Vice President Joe Biden comfortably in the lead in the 2020 presidential race, although in some battleground states the race appears to be quickly tightening. Influential states like Ohio and Pennsylvania may even be a coin toss at this point.

How can you find the right firm for that first job and entry to the advisory world? It can start with reading and understanding a firm’s ADV, delineating between what is on the firm’s website and what they reported to the SEC, and coming up with the most pertinent questions.

If you ever have presented an annuity solution to a client or prospect, you have probably heard the reasons why they didn’t think an annuity was the best solution. Here are some reasons why an annuity is the best solution.

Analysts are eager to see the bottom lines as many insurers are starting to show cracks in the economic foundation — in the form of significant employee layoffs. Globe Life was one of the first life insurance companies to report third-quarter data today.

The National Council of Insurance Legislators will discuss a Business Liability Protection Model Act during its upcoming annual meeting Dec. 9-12. Dozens of lawsuits have been filed in states across the country by businesses forced to close due to the pandemic.