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Impaired Risk Annuities Sell Well in the U.K.
Wed, Aug 19, 2009
The popularity of enhanced annuities—which provide bigger payouts for those with adverse medical conditions—is likely to grow, consultants said.
Annuities
Index Annuities Set Quarterly Sales Record
Wed, Aug 19, 2009
“Never has there been a more challenging period for those selling indexed annuities,” said Sheryl J. Moore, president and CEO of AnnuitySpecs.com.
Will Boomers Pony Up for these Riders?
Tue, Aug 18, 2009
Deferred annuities have lapse rates as high as 40% to 70%, but the lapse rates of LTCI/annuity hybrids could shrink to as low as one or two percent—the rates associated with LTCI policies.
A Chat with Jackson’s Clifford Jack
Wed, Aug 19, 2009
'We talk all the time about not being the team that performs extremely well for eight and two-thirds innings just to screw it up on the final out,' said the Jackson National EVP.
A Summer Crop of Variable Annuities
Wed, Jul 29, 2009
Allianz Life, Genworth Financial, John Hancock Life, and MetLife have all introduced new variable annuity contracts. Of the four new entries, John Hancock's stands out as the simplest and cheapest.
