2026 JAN 15– 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 READY SELECT” by RACHEL A. RICE, representing Great-West Life& Annuity Insurance Company. This application was made available to the public on January 03,…
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MetLife, Inc. today announced that its board of directors has declared a first quarter 2026 common stock dividend of $0.5675 per share. About MetLife MetLife, Inc., through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’ s leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to help individual and…
Using annuities as a legacy tool: The ROP feature
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Jackson Financial Inc. 1 announced today that it has entered a long-term strategic partnership with TPG Inc., combining the strength of Jackson’ s annuity product expertise and broad distribution network with TPG’ s best-in-class, scaled private credit platform. “Today marks a significant milestone for Jackson’ s next phase of growth and our commitment to…
2026 JAN 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“ EMPOWER PERSONAL WEALTH” by Rachel A. Rice, representing Great-West Life& Annuity Insurance Company. This application was made available to the public on…
Talcott Financial Group, an international life insurance group and leading provider of comprehensive risk solutions, today announced its official launch in the retail annuity market segment with three fixed annuity products. Talcott’ s annuity offerings include one multi-year guaranteed annuity and two fixed indexed annuities- one focused on…
Judge denies new trial for Jeffrey Cutter on Advisors Act violation
A Massachusetts judge rejected Jeffrey Cutter’s bid to reverse his guilty verdict on improper annuity sales.
2025 DEC 25– 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 BENEFIT CONSULTING SERVICES” by Rachel A. Rice, representing Great-West Life& Annuity Insurance Company. This application was made available to the…
2025 Top 5 Annuity Stories: Lawsuits, layoffs and Brighthouse sale rumors
The year in annuities started well, ended well, and was pretty good in the middle, also.
2025 DEC 18– 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“ DYNAMIC RETIREMENT MANAGER” by Rachel A. Rice, representing Great-West Life& Annuity Insurance Company. This application was made available to the public on…
Product understanding will drive the future of insurance
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Prudential Financial announced the launch of FlexGuard 2.0, the next evolution of the company’s flagship retail registered index-linked annuity (RILA) U.S. retirement product lineup.
CGDV is the largest Capital Group active ETF with over $19 billion in assets under management 3. Capital Group, home of American Funds, is the fastest organically grown suite of active ETFs in the market 4 and was named etf.com 2025 ETF Issuer of the Year 5. With $3 trillion in AUM 6, Capital Group is one of the most trusted asset manager brands among financial…
Iowa defends Athene pension risk transfer deal in Lockheed Martin lawsuit
Iowa submitted a brief Wednesday in support of Lockheed Martin Corp. in a lawsuit over its choice of Athene Annuity and Life Co. in a pension risk transfer deal.
Pension buy-in sales up, PRT sales down in mixed Q3, LIMRA reports
The pension risk transfer market showed its unpredictability during the third quarter as LIMRA reported strong buy-in sales amid weaker pension risk transfer data.
Life insurance and annuities: Reassuring ‘tired’ clients in 2026
When people ask me what I see for life insurance and annuities in 2026, I always start here: Clients are tired.
Insurance Compact warns NAIC some annuity designs ‘quite complicated’
In one product trend, regulators are seeing more guaranteed living withdrawal benefits attached to non-variable annuities.
