Tag: Annuities

Methodology helps manage longevity risk, maintain liquidity and better predict income for retirees.  

The 2008 financial crisis changed advisers’ and investors’ attitudes about variable annuities (VAs), according to a survey.  

The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index was nearly unchanged from its prior month’s level of 86.65 and currently sits at 86.35 as of February 1, 2012. 

Judy Diamond Associates launched its BrokerSight database, which helps subscribers identify and begin relationships with producers in the retirement market.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS)  issued two pieces of guidance to clarify how certain rules apply when a retirement plan offers an annuity to participants. 

The U.S. Treasury Department announced a proposal to reduce regulatory burdens and make it easier for retirees to choose to receive their benefits as a stream of income...

Annuity Think Tank, a website dedicated to annuities, has acquired Private Pension Plan, an educational resource company specializing in private pension plans.

Genworth Financial has launched two index annuities, which allow consumers to allocate across five different crediting strategies based on individual needs and risk tolerances.

Eighty-two percent of small business owners believe that employees should have a pension benefit for life. 

The Hartford has introduced two fixed index annuities. 

If critics of the financial services industry or the retirement industry in particular say product offerings are too complicated, Prudential contends that’s where advisers come into play.  

Conversations about annuities are becoming more focused on lifetime income, with more than one-third of investors (34%) reporting that the main reason for purchasing an annuity is to provide guaranteed...

USAA Life Insurance Cos. has announced a new immediate income annuity, the Guaranteed Retirement Income Plan.

The Retirement Income Solutions division of Sun Life Financial has launched the Sun Life Solutions Variable Annuity and the Sun Income Vision Living Benefit. 

Security Benefit Corporation, a Guggenheim Partners Company, has launched the Total Interest Annuity, built specifically for the 403(b) market.

Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America has launched a three-part animated series to help investors better understand annuities.

Vanguard has added an optional Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit (GLWB) rider to its Vanguard Variable Annuity.

The Hartford is rolling out The Hartford Lifetime Income solution that can be delivered through 401(k) plans to provide participants with a guaranteed paycheck for life.

A joint report from the Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) and Cerulli Associates concludes that variable annuities can provide advisers flexibility in creating a retirement income strategy for clients....