By Kerry Pechter
'While the education process is taking longer than we’d like, the bucket of money is so large that it’s worthwhile,' said Joe Maringer, national sales vice president at Great American, speaking about his firm's no-commission fixed indexed annuity.
By Kerry Pechter
New reports from PwC, DST kasina, and Deloitte all herald a world of 'Robotics Process Automation' that will probably feature many more chatbots and many fewer phone reps or advisors.
By Kerry Pechter
The DOL wants your comments again. It wants to know how much companies have spent on adapting to the rule, and whether it would be cheaper to abandon the sunk costs. Or maybe it's all a charade, leading to a preordained decision.
By Kerry Pechter
Three benefits attorneys told RIJ this week that the DOL's fiduciary rule became effective last June, and that it may be hard to stop the rule--or even delay the April 10 applicability date--without another lengthy review and public comment process.
By Editorial Staff
The IRI called for Congress not to allow state and local governments to set up auto-IRA plans for businesses without retirement plans, urged the removal of barriers to multiple employer retirement plans for small firms, portability of annuities in retirement plans, and other policy changes.
By Editorial Staff
Of those surveyed by Havas Worldwide, about half want their financial life 'bundled within a single organization' and over half of early tech adopters "want to pay for everything with smartphones" and 'use biometric technologies for payments.'
By Editorial Staff
'The same independence that drew them to farming characterizes their retirement approach: free of pensions, unions and so-called experts,' a New York Times report said.
By Editorial Staff
'Pricing deficiencies and resulting financial losses have resulted in many long-term care insurers seeking large premium rate increases and some leaving the market,' the Pennsylvania insurance commissioner said.
