Annuity Market News articles from February 2005

Annuity Market News archives from February 2005

At Deadline.(Insurance industry)
February 1, 2005... 7 Insurance Chief Execs Make Most Powerful' List Insurance Newscast has named seven life insurance company CEOs to its list of the North American insurance industry's 100 most powerful people. "These are the 100 people we think who have...

Monte Carlo Romance Begins on Valentine's.(retirement income planning)
February 1, 2005... Monte Carlo simulations have long been touted as the key for communicating with investors and advisers about the utility of annuities in retirement income planning. Carriers and broker/dealers have not been able to use them freely because of...

Digital Signatures Approach Milestone.(Insurance industry)
February 1, 2005... A significant milestone in the annuity industry's digital signature project is expected to be reached at the end of this month when 10 companies report on their experience with an array of technologies for executing documents without pen and...

Withdrawal Benefits for Lifetime Income.(annuities)
February 1, 2005... This is the second in a two-part series on the trend to make annuitzation more appealing to producers and consumers. Last month, AMN examined annuitization bonuses. This month, AMN explores guaranteed lifetime income drawn from guaranteed...

Upside, Downside Protection Drives Success of Indexed Annuities.(Fixed Annuity Premium Study)
February 1, 2005... The success of indexed annuities made them big news in 2004. Participants in Beacon Research's Fixed Annuity Premium Study saw their 2004 indexed annuity sales increase almost 52% from the second to third quarter alone. Relative to third...

People Moves.(Insurance industry)
February 1, 2005... Hartford Exec Joins AXA As Senior Vice President, Broker/Dealer Sales Chief AXA Distributors has hired John Kennedy as senior vice president and national sales manager of the broker/dealer channel. Kennedy most recently served as...

New York Life Annuity Builds on Two Popular Features: Expects New Product to Attract $200 Million Within a Year.(Variable annuities)
February 1, 2005... New York Life Insurance and Annuity has introduced a variable annuity that adds to the unique features of two already successful variable annuities. The new LifeStages Premium Plus Elite Variable Annuity should garner about $200 million in...