Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America announced today that it is launching a new registered index-linked annuity that offers flexibility in its lifetime income benefits. Index Advantage+ Select Income TM Annuity builds on the history of RILA innovation at Allianz Life to help address the consumer need for flexibility and a desire for financial…
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Life insurance 1 and annuity products 2 are experiencing rising demand as a combination of market and demographic trends push more financial advisors, insurance brokers and bankers to talk to their clients about the possibility of outliving their savings and the need to protect their families from unexpected events. For the most part, the companies that…
2026 MAR 04– 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“ TACTICAL WEIGHTING” by Rachel A. Rice, representing Great-West Life& Annuity Insurance Company. This application was made available to the public on February 16,…
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 03, 2026– Annexus, a leading designer of innovative retirement solutions, today announced a new strategic partnership with Americo Financial Life and Annuity Insurance Company, a leading provider of insurance and annuity products. Together they launched the Americo Benchmark Flex and Americo Benchmark Flex Plus with premium bonus…
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Regulators ponder how to tamp down annuity illustrations as high as 27%
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Symetra Life Insurance Company announced several new enhancements to its suite of fixed indexed annuities, including new crediting strategies, improved certainty and flexibility, and the addition of the Franklin Large Cap Value 15% ER Index. Symetra Edge Elite, Symetra Edge Frontier and Symetra Edge Revolution are single-premium fixed indexed annuities…
HAMILTON, Bermuda& NEW YORK—- Ancient Financial, a newly formed financial services company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire F&G Life Re Ltd., to be renamed Ancient Re Ltd., a Bermuda- based provider of life and annuity reinsurance, from a subsidiary of F&G Annuities& Life, Inc.. "We are excited to launch Ancient Financial’ s…
FIAs are growing as the primary retirement planning tool
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New York, NY, February 20, 2026– SEDA Experts LLC, a leading expert witness firm providing world-class financial expert witness services, announced today that Edward Wilson joined the firm as Managing Director.. He is a former Chief Risk Officer of a leading US insurance company and was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, with responsibility for firmwide risk…
2026 FEB 19– 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“ INSPIRING YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE” by Rachel A. Rice, representing Great-West Life& Annuity Insurance Company. This application was made available to the public on…
Jackson Financial ramps up reinsurance strategy to grow annuity sales
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An insurer in the life and annuity business will layoff dozens of employees in Hartford, a third of the workforce it relocated less than three years ago to downtown "s iconic" Boat Building. Talcott Financial Group told state and city officials in a letter Tuesday that the layoffs of 101 employees in its Talcott Resolution Life, Inc. subsidiary will be permanent…
AM Best has commented that the Financial Strength Rating of A++ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ aaa” of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America remain unchanged following TIAA’ s announcement that Nuveen, a TIAA Company, has entered into a cash acquisition of Schroders plc. Once the acquisition is completed, the combined Nuveen…
Crypto meets annuities: what to know about bitcoin-linked FIAs
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2026 FEB 16– 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“ EMPOWER MY WEALTH” by Rachel A. Rice, representing Great-West Life& Annuity Insurance Company. This application was made available to the public on February 03,…
