Life Insurance And Annuities

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RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 01, 2014
New annuities offer exposure to equities and downside protection

New annuities offer uncapped exposure to equities plus downside protection. "It's been a game changer," one exec says.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 30, 2014
Guaranteed features propel indexed-annuity sales

With low interest rates providing few fixed-income investment options, broker-dealers see these as a good choice for clients, with more growth potential than CDs.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 30, 2014
IRI hires Morningstar annuity executive

The new addition is aimed at bolstering the firm's resources to help advisers with retirement income strategies/

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 26, 2014
BlackRock extends reach into retirement business with new funds, indexes

Money manager turns focus to retirement income, distribution vs. accumulation.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2014
Morningstar-HelloWallet deal ups the ante for financial wellness services

Viewing workers' retirement savings in the context of their full financial picture may be the next frontier for retirement plan services.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 18, 2014
Life insurers show their hands with new VA filings

Regulatory filings reveal new living benefits, investment-focused annuities or exchange offers for existing clients.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 18, 2014
Variable annuity sales drop in 1Q and new leaders emerge

Decisions to moderate sales volume in recent years has caused changes for the bigger players

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 15, 2014
The big benefits decision

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 12, 2014
IRI to provide health care cost tool to members

Tool will enable IRI member firms to project how much retirees will spend on health care.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 12, 2014
Average retiree health costs could overtake Social Security benefits

Building Social Security benefits into your clients' retirement income plans? You might want to think again. Mary Beth Franklin on the "ugly truth" of what's eating that income.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 12, 2014
Health exchanges prompt new conversations with clients

As deadline for federal insurance looms, advisers report mixed results

By Darla Mercado
Wintrob to join Oaktree Capital as CEO
RETIREMENT ALTERNATIVES JUN 10, 2014
Wintrob to join Oaktree Capital as CEO

Former AIG Life and Retirement executive to oversee nonfinancial operations at alternative investment shop.

By Arleen Jacobius
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 09, 2014
Hartford Financial Services offers to pay employees to give up their pensions

Insurer offers voluntary lump-sum payments to about 13,500 workers who have left the company and haven't yet started receiving pension payments.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 09, 2014
Hartford could expand buybacks after $895 million deal for Japan unit

Analyst forecasts share repurchase of $1.05 billion, debt paydown of $350 million.

By Gregory Crawford
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 06, 2014
Fixed-annuity sales rise even though rates are rock-bottom

Popular products promise guaranteed 2% interest – beating returns for certificates of deposit

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2014
MetLife to get back in variable annuity game despite first quarter declines

Even after 54% drop in VA sales over the last year, the carrier is optimistic about sales with new mix of products.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2014
Fixed annuity sales receiving added scrutiny from Finra

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2014
The latest in annuities strategies

A new report offers a look into the popularity behind indexed and structured product annuities

By Andrew Leigh
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 04, 2014
Lincoln National: Variable annuity sales are up, and there's still room to grow

Lincoln National's variable annuity deposits hit $3.4 billion at the life insurer during the third quarter, reflecting a 56% increase from the year-ago period, but execs want to shift more to contracts without living benefits.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 04, 2014
Demand forces Jackson National to halt VA exchanges temporarily

Seven-week block applies only to products with guaranteed living benefits, not fixed and indexed annuities.

By Darla Mercado