Rather than chiefly representing the variable annuities industry, the Washington-based institute will reach out to advisers and their clients through the group's distributor members, acting as a source of information via webcasts, consumer brochures and research.
The Texas Department of Insurance is mulling a regulation that would mandate disclosure for annuity buyers, but advisers are questioning how effective it would prove to be.
Advisers along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts are sending a storm warning to their clients: Beware of impending sharp increases in the cost of property insurance or equally steep reductions in coverage.
Two House committees today approved the Affordable Health Choices Act, a health care reform bill that would expand health insurance to 97% of Americans.
Prudential Financial Inc. of Newark, N.J., is back in talks with American International Group Inc. to purchase a pair of the beleaguered carrier's Japanese units, according to published reports.
American International Group Inc. today sold most of its ownership in its Russian consumer bank subsidiary.
Despite the downturn in the economy, the number of health savings accounts and assets held in the plans continue to grow, a new study released today showed.
Although financial advisers have been leery of life insurance with long term care benefits, the products appear to be generating interest among consumers trying to insure against multiple risks and search for a place to store assets, according to a new study.
Broker defections, a loss of market share and spinoffs could be on the horizon for insurance-affiliated broker-dealers if the Obama administration's proposed regulatory reforms force them to act as fiduciaries.
As life and annuity insurers emerge battered from 2008 and the first quarter this year, there appear to be some hints of recovery amid the wreckage, according to a report from A.M. Best Co.
The Hartford (Conn.) Financial Services Group Inc. yesterday said that it has closed its deal to purchase Federal Trust Corp. for $10 million.
President Obama’s proposed financial regulations could tighten restrictions on insurance companies and pressure the companies’ ratings, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service.
The Texas Department of Insurance yesterday said that it will try to implement provisions of legislation vetoed last week by Gov. Rick Perry that was designed to protect annuity customers.
Life insurance companies are struggling to emerge from the shadows of 2008’s losses, but in the long run they will prosper, according to a study from Conning.
The Life Insurance Settlement Association today applauded new legislation in Maine which requires that insurance customers be apprised of their rights to sell their policies on the secondary market.
Bank-owned life insurance assets ballooned to $126.1 billion last year, up 5% from $120.1 billion in 2007, according to recent research from Michael White Associates.
Drug companies have pledged to spend $80 billion over the next decade to help reduce the cost of drugs for seniors and pay for a portion of Obama's health care legislation.
Aviva PLC yesterday sold its Australian life insurance and wealth management businesses to National Australia Bank of Melbourne.
Some financial advisers are rethinking the idea of: Buy term insurance and invest the difference.
