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A.M. Best Special Report: Life Insurers Hunker Down as Market Turmoil Continues
2008 was among the worst in memory for life insurers’ operating performance—the key drivers being substantial realized and unrealized losses on investment portfolios, higher costs of capital and a declining revenue base. These trends clearly are continuing and could deepen well into 2009 and beyond. A.M. Best Co.’s recently issued special report, “Life/Annuity Review & Preview 2009: U.S. Life Insurers Hunker Down As Market Turmoil Continues,” expresses the rating agency’s current perspective on the industry.
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SEC Reviewing 4,000 Comments on Indexed Annuity Rule, Official Says
The regulation of indexed annuities and 'synthetic' annuities were among the topics addressed by SEC Director of Investment Management Andrew J. Donohue in a keynote speech at the American Law Institute-American Bar Association Conference on Life Insurance Products in Washington, D.C., November 13 and 14. SEC Reviewing 4,000 Comments on Indexed Annuity Rule, Official Says Source: Financial Planning
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The regulation of indexed annuities and 'synthetic' annuities
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Life Planning as Part of Retirement Planning
Helping employees build a nest egg is essential, but it's only part of the total retirement planning equation. Longer life spans mean that having a successful retirement takes not just financial planning, but "life planning." However, despite the fact that today's retirees have two or even three decades of active years ahead of them, few really think about how they're going to spend that time and what their retirement will mean for their family. Life
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Insurance Professionals See Investor Confidence of Retirement ... - MarketWatch
Insurance Professionals See Investor Confidence of Retirement ... MarketWatch - 13 minutes ago The NAVA member opinion survey was conducted via an electronic polling system on October 6, 2008, at the NAVA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia , Pa . ...
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Americans' retirement plans have lost as much as $2 trillion in the past 15 months, Congress' top budget analyst estimated Tuesday. Americans' Retirement Accounts Lost $2 Trillion
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The Fixed Annuity Income Riders
Annuity income riders are designed to provide safety of investment, predictable, guaranteed, lifetime income and peace of mind to people who are worried about running out of money in retirement. The Fixed Annuity Riders Source: Insurance News Net
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Amid growing concerns over abusive sales practices by insurance agents, the Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed to regulate the increasingly popular indexed annuity as a securities product, a move that
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Summaries of Senate financial disclosure forms - The Associated Press
Summaries of Senate financial disclosure forms The Associated Press - Jun 13, 2008 Major sources of unearned income: Interest on retirement bond fund, $50001-$100000; interest from stock index fund, $15001-$50000; City of Philadelphia ...
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Summaries of Senate financial disclosure forms The Associated Press - Jun 13, 2008 Major sources of unearned income: Interest on retirement bond fund, $50001-$100000; interest from stock index fund, $15001-$50000; City of Philadelphia ...
