Annuity Market News articles from April 2007

Annuity Market News archives from April 2007

Variable Annuities in Critical Time'.
April 1, 2007... TUCSON, Ariz.-The saguaro cacti were prickly in the sun-dried desert here last February, but not as prickly as some of the problems plaguing the variable annuity industry. NAVA's winter marketing meeting focused on thorny issues like the...

Retirement Cliques Click' in Boston: Many Issues Raised, None Settled at RIIA Conference.
April 1, 2007... BOSTON-It's common for businesspeople to make new connections when they go to conferences, but the entire purpose of the Retirement Income Industry Association's meeting in February was to address the major "disconnects" challenging that...

New Annuity Websites Target Consumers.
April 1, 2007... Within the oceanic vastness of the Internet, the subculture of annuity-related websites represents a complex ecosystem with almost as many colorful inhabitants as there are fish in the seven seas. Some sites are impossible to miss....

Annuity Sales Through Banks Flat in 2006.
April 1, 2007... Despite stellar performance by variable annuities, overall sales of annuities through banks increased only 5% last year. According to information from Kehrer-LIMRA, a bank research and consulting firm based in Princeton, N.J., annuity sales...

Insurers Face Increased Risk and Volatility on Returns.
April 1, 2007... By taking advantage of new demand for annuity and life insurance products with guarantees, insurance companies can increase profits or losses by 20%-depending upon how they manage risk. That's according to a new study by Conning Research &...