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The largest event convening the life & annuity industry — the producers, carriers, wholesalers, capital, and platforms shaping the future of income and financial security. Three days. One ecosystem.

Protectors Vegas 2026 LIVE Coverage

Coverage starts November 9th

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Estate Tax Law: The Meaning for Annuities

Annuities appear nowhere in the deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, but the legislation does have at least three indirect implications for annuity advisors and clients…

Estate Tax Surprise: The Law is Permanent

One of the big surprises from the last-moment deal that pulled the nation back from the fiscal cliff was the permanent estate tax law, which should make estate-planning go much more smoothly for advisors and their wealthy customers. ..

On Guggenheim, Sun Life Financial, and Annuities

Just when the annuity industry had stopped talking about the Guggenheim Partners expansion into “the annuity space,” the Chicago- and New York-based private equity went and made another annuity-infused deal…

Aviva Confirms Plans to Sell Its U.S. Business

Speculation that the United Kingdom-based company might sell its U.S. unit has been circulating ever since August, when un-sourced reports surfaced that Guggenheim Partners, a private equity company, was reportedly a potential buyer…

AIG Considers Proprietary Products: Benmosche

American International Group is looking at ways to introduce proprietary insurance products to its new distribution platform, according to AIG President and CEO Robert Benmosche…

LIMRA CEO Sounds Storm Warning for Industry

Carriers are exiting markets in droves and in many cases leaving the country altogether. Companies are dropping entire lines of business, particularly in variable annuities and long-term care. The largest of the companies are looking to Latin America, Europe and Asia for business…