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Jacqueline Sergeant
But RILAs are expected to continue to grow as consumers seek protection, safety and growth.
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Ben Mattlin
Annuities give investors protection (and choices) in tumultuous markets, advocates say.
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FA Staff
Capital Group, a Los Angeles-based investment management firm overseeing $365 billion in fixed-income assets, has rolled out a new fixed-income fund.
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Jacqueline Sergeant
Variable annuity sales are expected to feel the impact of March’s volatility in the second quarter.
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Tracey Longo
The changes permit insurers to use a summary prospectus to highlight variable annuities contract features
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Tracey Longo
Individual investors across generations are eyeing annuities as potential replacements for pensions.
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Jacqueline Sergeant
Strong fixed-indexed annuity sales and the impact of registered index-linked annuity products are driving sales, SRI said.
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Ben Mattlin
Advisors remind clients that annuities are insurance products for income protection over a long life.
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Karen DeMasters
Concord Financial Group exec says annuities can be useful in a low interest rate environment.
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Karen DeMasters
Annuities are gaining attention as demographics change, Ashfield Capital says.
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Jacqueline Sergeant
The SEC said MetLife’s faulty practices of locating annuity customers resulted in failure to pay customers.
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Jacqueline Sergeant
Variable annuities recorded a three-year high in Q3 with $26.5 million, according to the Secure Retirement Institute.
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Christopher Robbins
The insurer said it needs time to comply with new state fiduciary rules that cover all annuity and insurance sales.
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Jacqueline Sergeant
The #20 billion in second-quarter sales was the highest quarterly total ever, LIMRA said.
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Christopher Robbins
Insurers received an IRS ruling permitting tax-free payment of advisory fees from non-qualified annuities.
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Tracey Longo
The decision is an opening salvo in a likely state-by-state industry battle over state standards.
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Jacqueline Sergeant
Fixed annuities continue to drive growth, representing 63 percent of overall sales.
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Tracey Longo
Even fee-only advisors are eyeing new four-year "clean" products with nearly 4 percent guarantees.
