New research published recently by the Employee Benefit Research Institute finds that many retirees do not draw down their assets in a smooth or predictable way over retirement, and that access to guaranteed income streams, such as defined benefit pension income, may play an important role in helping retirees preserve assets and manage financial shocks later in life.
Founded on May 15, 1851 in Springfield, Massachusetts by 31 investors who pooled together $100,000 to create a company to help their friends and neighbors protect their loved ones, MassMutual has grown into one of America’ s largest mutual life insurance companies, serving more than four million customers 1 with over $1 trillion in life insurance in force 1,…
–ALIRT’s latest white paper details how higher interest rates, record annuity sales, increased reinsurance activity, and the growing influence of private investment firms and global insurers have accelerated structural changes across the U.S. life insurance industry. Individual annuity sales experienced historic growth from 2022 through 2025, with the…
My Annuity Store Launches Andy AnthropAnnuity: AI Research Assistant Delivers Real-Time Rates and Sourced Answers, No Sales Pressure. "–Jason Caudill HAMLET, IN, UNITED STATES, May 14, 2026/ EINPresswire.com/– My Annuity Store, Inc. is a direct-to-consumer annuity marketplace that offers annuities from 90 top annuity companies. The assistant is trained on 146…
A North Carolina couple alleged that Ameritas deliberately concealed their broker's felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge.
Defined contribution plan sponsors increasingly support approaches that help workers convert retirement savings into a dependable income stream.
New data from Equitable reveals that diversifying into less understood or potentially more volatile asset classes, like small-caps or emerging markets, can pay off.
New data from Equitable reveals that diversifying into less understood or potentially more volatile asset classes, like small-caps or emerging markets, is worth considering.
Globe Life Inc. (NYSE: GL) has caught the attention of the investment community today with its bullish price action. The company’s shares have moved -0.9% on the day to $151.08. Globe Life Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides various life and supplemental health insurance products, and annuities to lower middle to middle income households in the […]
BOZEMAN, Mont., May 11, 2026/ PRNewswire-PRWeb/– Aspida Life Insurance Company, a life insurance and annuity company, and WealthVest, a financial services distribution firm, today announced the launch of the WealthLock ® Income Builder. It has the potential to turn an initial premium of $250,000 at age 57 into a single lifetime payout of $35,445 annually starting…
Failure to leverage digital tools to streamline business processes is tainting an otherwise high financial advisor satisfaction score for U.S. life insurance and annuity companies.
AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ a-” to Calix Re Limited. Calix Re is a recently formed Class E licensed Bermuda reinsurance company. The majority of business placed with it initially will be Japan- based fixed term annuities.
On Monday, Transamerica introduced TSIA Income, a new registered index-linked annuity (RILA) designed to help individuals create protected lifetime income…
Transamerica introduced TSIA Income, a new registered index-linked annuity designed to help individuals create protected lifetime income while remaining connected to market opportunity and maintaining flexibility as retirement needs evolve.
Knighthead Insurance Group, a global provider of retirement solutions, today announced the launch of Chartline and Chartline Bonus, fixed indexed annuities designed to provide clients with straightforward and intuitive accumulation. These new Chartline products are offered by Knighthead Life, the U.S. carrier of Knighthead Insurance Group.