The all-in-one rider provides an income step-up to 200% of the initial guaranteed amount 10 years into the policy.
The Charlotte, N.C.-based bank collected $483 million in annuity fees, or 0.06% of $782.8 billion in assets.
The <a href=/assets/docs/CI39631220.PDF>assessment</a> details areas where reciprocity and uniformity initiatives must improve in U.S. states.
Warren Buffett faced is facing criticism after Moody’s Investors Service — in which he is the largest stakeholder —told bond insurers to accept a bailout.
Iowa will be the first state to join an initiative to provide customers with plain-English disclosure on fixed and indexed annuities.
Officials have testified that the time is right for a federal insurance regulator.
DTCC has trimmed fees for mutual fund and insurance transactions.
Insurer settles with California over allegedly inappropriate fixed annuity sales.
Goldman Sachs has created an index for investors seeking opportunity in longevity and mortality risk.
Despite initial concerns about portability, cost and complexity, annuities in defined contribution plans are slowly gaining momentum, according to a new report.
Of all the firms targeted by Eliot Spitzer when he was cleaning up abuses on Wall Street, none suffered more than Marsh & McLennan Cos.
Sen. Hillary Clinton's bid for the White House may rekindle momentum behind a bill she co-sponsored last year that would offer a tax break on some annuities, according to a retirement trade group.
The value of its super-senior-credit-default swap portfolio declined $5.9 billion and not $1.6 billion, AIG reported to the SEC.
Company wants to be a high-net-worth 'pure-play', reports a 90% drop in fourth-quarter income.
Fourth quarter profits down 50% at Nationwide, off 29% at Protective Life.
John Hancock Financial's team will act as a resource for financial planners and advisers on tax and estate planning issues.
Prudential's fourth-quarter net income fell to $792 million, or $1.75 per share, from $893 million.
Iowa will be the first state to join an initiative to provide customers with plain-English disclosures on fixed and indexed annuities.
Sun Life Financial's U.S. division announced the creation of a new group and a change in leadership.
Variable annuities with guaranteed-minimum-withdrawal benefits allow investors to reduce risk and increase retirement income, according to a recent study.
