Persistent, rising health care costs coupled with longer lifespans are driving a sharp rise in retirement anxiety, according to MetLife’s new 2026 Paycheck or Pot of Gold Study.
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Planning for a retirement that could last to age 100
Increasing longevity should change the way people prepare for, transition to and live in retirement.
Annuity check fraud: What advisors should tell clients
Annuity checks are no exception when it comes to check fraud. What can advisors tell their clients to keep them safe?
Allianz Life is the first carrier to bring fixed index annuities to the Ensight™ Platform. MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 6, 2026/ PRNewswire-PRWeb/– Financial professionals who sell select fixed index annuities for Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America can now use a new digital tool to create customized, interactive presentations to help educate their clients…
2026 FEB 05– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx journalists, a trademark application has been made for“ SMART WEIGHTING” by Rachel A. Rice, representing Great-West Life& Annuity Insurance Company. This application was made available to the public on January 22, 2026.
Somerset Reinsurance Ltd., a leading provider of asset-intensive reinsurance solutions to the life and annuity market, today announced the appointments of Steve Belcher as Chief Financial Officer and Joelina Redden as Chief Legal Officer. Mr. Belcher is responsible for the firm’ s financial and capital management, as well as its accounting, tax and financial…
Indexing the industry for IULs and annuities
Clients are terrified of doing everything “right” and still running out of money.
-Equisoft, a leading global digital solutions provider to the financial services industry, is pleased to announce that United Heritage Life Insurance Company has successfully gone live with their annuity products on Equisoft/ manage, a modern SaaS policy administration system for life insurance and annuities. United Heritage selected Equisoft’s…
Court fines Cutter Financial $100,000, requires client notice of guilty verdict
A Massachusetts judge fined Jeffrey Cutter $50,000 and Cutter Financial Group $100,000 today for an Advisors Act violation involving the sale of fixed indexed annuities.
Private Credit: 2026 Outlook 2026 Global Life Reinsurance Sector Outlook: Cautious Optimism as Asset-Intensive Sector Enters Its Next Phase Private Credit: Q3 2025 Middle Market Borrower Surveillance Compendium: Defaults Will Rise Private Equity Investment in the Life-Annuity Market Is Here to Stay. KBRA, one of the major credit rating agencies, is…
$80k surrender charge at stake as Navy vet, Ameritas do battle in court
A retired Navy veteran and his wife are awaiting a court ruling on the fate of $80,000 in surrender charges tied to an equity linked annuity bought from Ameritas.
Midland Retirement Distributors ® and Sammons Retirement Solutions ®, divisions of Sammons Institutional Group ®, Inc., and member company of Sammons Financial Group, have launched the new Summit Laddered SM Fixed Index Annuity. With financial uncertainty on many minds, clients want protection from market downturns and opportunities for upside…
Protective Life Corporation, a U.S. subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc., today announced a new distribution relationship between its principal subsidiary Protective Life Insurance Company and Alfa Insurance, bringing together two Alabama‑ founded companies with longstanding commitments to serving families and communities.
Annuities: A key tool in battling inflation
Inflation is one of the most persistent and least appreciated risks retirees face.
Pinnacle Financial Services announces the launch of its newly redesigned agent website, a modern, streamlined digital platform built to improve efficiency, enhance access to resources, and support independent agents nationwide across Medicare, health, life, annuities, and long-term care. WARMINSTER, Pa., Jan. 26, 2026/ PRNewswire-PRWeb/– Pinnacle Financial…
Delaware Life Insurance Company, a Group 1001 company, announced the addition of the BlackRock U.S. Equity Bitcoin Balanced Risk 12% Index to its fixed index annuity portfolio, making Delaware Life the first insurance carrier to offer an index that contains cryptocurrency. The BlackRock U.S. Equity Bitcoin Balanced Risk 12% Index is designed to deliver:.
Assured Guaranty Ltd., the leading financial guarantor, today announced its entry into the annuity reinsurance market through the acquisition of Warwick Re Limited, a Bermuda- based life and annuity reinsurer. Assured Guaranty has renamed the acquired entity Assured Life Reinsurance Ltd.. Assured Guaranty expects that, for certain of Assured Life Re’ s…
Ameritas: FINRA settlement precludes new lawsuit over annuity sales
A retired Navy veteran and his wife are suing Ameritas over the alleged fraudulent sale of unsuitable equity-indexed annuities.
Guaranty Income Life Insurance Company, a leading provider of fixed indexed annuities, celebrates its 100th year of supporting the financial needs of hard-working Americans. “It takes perseverance, dedication, and integrity to help families protect their wealth for 100 years,” said Joe Wieser, President of Guaranty Income Life Insurance Company.“ Our…
Delaware Life Insurance Company, a Group 1001 company, today announced the addition of the BlackRock U.S. Equity Bitcoin Balanced Risk 12% Index to its fixed index annuity portfolio, making Delaware Life the first insurance carrier to offer an index that contains cryptocurrency. The BlackRock U.S. Equity Bitcoin Balanced Risk 12% Index is designed to deliver:.
