In a new set of regulations released last week, the New York Department of Financial Services proposed rules that would heighten transparency, disclosure, and financial standards in such deals in the state of New York…
The changes allow for more diversification, better crediting methodologies and lower volatility as a way to boost the policy’s income and growth potential…
A lifetime income rider on guaranteed universal life may offer clients affordable protection against outliving retirement income…
By Linda Koco InsuranceNewsNet Annuity advisors, distributors and sales desks have stepped up their use of income annuity searches. According…
Less than 20 percent of new mothers under the age of 30 have life insurance, a survey found…
A new survey found median organic profit growth rates were up in the first quarter…
Identifying prospects by personal characteristics and combining that information with basic demographics can help increase your marketing return on investment…
Fixed index annuities represented four of the five top-selling fixed annuity products and seven of the 10 top-selling fixed annuity products in fourth quarter 2013…
The older the investors, the more likely they will be satisfied with their full-service investment company, according to a survey…
MetLife’s latest life insurance product launches are a continuation of the company’s push into the consumer market, announced back in 2009…
Many eyes are on Athene’s first-quarter results due soon. After its ambitious acquisition of Aviva, Athene seeks a steady transition and a new direction for fixed annuities…
The Securities and Exchange Commission is taking a closer look at institutional advisors…
In a nationwide survey, 67 percent of employees said they were satisfied with their employer-sponsored retirement plans, while only 59 percent were happy with their health care benefits…
An effective document management strategy can help you stay organized…
Over the next four years, assets held in individual retirement accounts will make up 35.4 percent of all retirement market assets, an increase from the estimated 32.1 percent in retirement market assets in 2014, according to a report…
Two studies show that 2013 sales of voluntary benefits in the workplace are up about 10 percent over 2012…
Bill Wheeler, MetLife’s president of the Americas, said the company would pursue a strategy of selling a broader array of variable annuities…
The number of financial advisors — employee advisors and franchisee advisors — representing Ameriprise stands at 9,704, down by 73 advisors compared to the same period last year…
Wealth manager Michael Fein is no stranger to variable annuities. But he has decided that he likes fixed index annuities better because “you can use them for worst-case scenarios.”…
