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The National Association for Fixed Annuities is asking an appellate court for an emergency injunction to suspend the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule after a lower court refused NAFA’s request for a preliminary injunction.

A Kansas federal judge sides with the Department of Labor in the second court ruling to go against opponents of the agency’s controversial fiduciary rule.

Judge Randolph D. Moss rejects a request to delay the April 10, 2017 applicability date for the Department of Labor fiduciary rule. A related appeal on the case continues.

Genworth Financial was recently acquired by a Chinese investment firm. That transaction will have no bearing on the company’s stake in the long-term care insurance market, one executive says.

The DOL is expected to announce class status for all independent marketing organizations that meet conditions to sell fixed indexed annuities with retirement funds.

Employers can ignore what have been termed “burdensome” overtime rules from the Department of Labor after a Texas judge struck down the rules Tuesday. The rules were set to take effect Dec. 1.

A couple of controversial rules have made the labor secretary pick one of the most watched.

American Funds has retained its top ranking as a company trusted by defined contribution plan advisors, a new survey has found.

A federal program to recognize health brokers who enroll people in marketplace plans was derided as “throw ’em a bone” by one agent group leader.

New Wink survey finds that indexed universal life sales are down year over year, but up from last quarter. That IUL is holding its own is good news in the face of increased regulation, Wink concluded.

Our Cyril Tuohy was more interested in advice about holistic financial planning than about asset allocation.

To get an idea of what happens when guaranteed issue doesn’t come with an individual mandate, we can look to some lessons from the past.

In early 2017, Americans for Annuity Protection will advocate for a new budget the does not appropriate the necessary funds to implement the fiduciary rule.

A fiduciary rule will usher in an era of consolidation on product shelves, analysts say.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Council of Life Insurers were the lead plaintiffs in the Dallas lawsuit, heard by Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn.

Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn tried to establish what plaintiffs mean by claiming the Department of Labor doesn’t have the right to establish a “private cause of action” with its fiduciary rule.

A Dallas judge will hear the third complaint this morning from opponents seeking to derail the controversial Department of Labor fiduciary rule.

The recent discussion surrounding health care reform could open an opportunity for health savings accounts.