Life Insurance And Annuities

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RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2013
A doctor deconstructs the Affordable Care Act

Five questions for Dr. Carolyn McClanahan, a physician and director of financial planning at Life Planning Partners.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 11, 2013
New details on Allianz's latest annuity product

The life insurer unveiled more on its plans for the structured-product annuity in a regulatory filing this week.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 11, 2013
Some Allianz variable annuities hit with fee hikes as firm dials back

Though many clients will see fees rise for protection riders, some will experience a decrease.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 10, 2013
VA changes puzzle advisers

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 09, 2013
The 800-lb. health care gorilla in the room

Plan for potential costs in separate pool of money — and stay healthy.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 09, 2013
Watchdog Belth's Insurance Forum to cease publication

Industry gadfly to continue writing on his blog.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 04, 2013
Will older advisers pay more than younger colleagues for health care coverage?

Small-business health care plans traditionally have based rates on the average age of employees, so that older individuals in a plan benefited from lower rates if there were many younger employees.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 04, 2013
Gundlach to oversee $450M in annuities push

By Matt Ackermann
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 04, 2013
Health insurance exchange cost info released

Government also releases examples of how coverage could work.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 01, 2013
Gundlach to oversee $450M in annuities push

The manager of the top-performing DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund, is expanding to variable annuities by subadvising a fund modeled after his flagship for Prudential Plc's Jackson National Life Insurance.

By Matt Ackermann
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 30, 2013
Magic retirement number is 66, but Medicare a key factor

New study finds employee and retiree health care coverage impacts length of working life

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 29, 2013
Penn Mutual lays off team of wholesalers and relationship managers

Firm doesn't want 'too much' in variable annuity sales.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 29, 2013
Some could break even with Axa's latest VA buyout offers

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 26, 2013
Annuities changes puzzle advisers

Advisers admit that variable annuities' varying product features and investment menus pose challenges, and insurers could do more to improve their clarity.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 26, 2013
Know the VA or stay away

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 23, 2013
Texas man gets 40 years for phony annuities scheme

Took nearly $500K from elderly women

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 19, 2013
Should advisers rethink life insurance in same-sex estate plans?

Life insurance was a primary source of estate planning and wealth enhancement for gay couples, but new rulings could force advisers to reevaluate

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT EQUITIES SEP 18, 2013
The Takeaway: Anybody home? Wall Street gurus nap through four-year rally

By Joshua Brown
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 17, 2013
N.Y. insurance chief knocks life insurers for cutting capital reserves

Lawsky says companies operating in the state can't use modified model to calculate cushion.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 17, 2013
Risk altered as private equity moves into insurance

By Bloomberg