Members of the life insurance and annuities industries have asked senators to rethink a portion of the health care bill that would hit annuity income with Medicare taxes.
Bernie Madoff is serving 150 years in prison for a multibillion-dollar fraud. Norman Schmidt got 330 years for his role in a huge investment scam. And then there's white-collar criminal Sholam Weiss, who isn't due for release until November 2754.
The CLASS Act, which sets up a government-run insurance program, survived the tortuous health-care debate in Congress. But experts can't predict how — or if — the controversial program will work
Participants in 401(k) plans do not want the government to require them to convert a portion of their 401(k) assets to annuities, according to the results of a survey of about 3,000 households released today by the Investment Company Institute.
Federal regulations and legislation that would make it easier for defined-contribution plans to include lifetime-income products are expected to be introduced next year.
Encouraging employers to offer annuities in pension plans will be one of the Labor Department's top regulatory goals in 2010.
The American Council of Life Insurers is asking policymakers to bar the securitization of life settlements.
HSA deposits are expected to top $14 billion in assets this year, up from $1 billion in 2006
Now that the days of generous variable annuities are behind them, some advisers are finding ways to fit the revamped, slimmed-down versions into clients' portfolios.
Brian Laubacker has joined The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. Mr. Laubacker will serve as a regional vice president of sales in the western U.S. for The Hartford's individual life insurance division.
The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has begun recruiting independent insurance agents to sell fixed life insurance products while retaining their own autonomy.
Bob MacDonald, the former chief executive of Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America, has upbraided The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. for selecting Liam McGee as its new chief executive, calling the decision “outsourcing taken to a new and more dangerous level.”
Five millions shares allotted to workers, including officers and sales force leaders
Industry group for insurance and financial advisers gives acting CEO the job on a permanent basis
While the national average cost of home health care increased last year, expenses vary from city to city.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners plans to look into legitimacy of third-party originated annuity transactions
Fixed-annuity sales slid in the fourth quarter and dropped off slightly for the full year of 2009.
Fixed annuity sales slid in the fourth quarter of 2009 — and dropped off slightly for the full year.
