Indexed Annuities Regain AIG Unit After Banner Year
{July 31st, 2010} by Darla Mercado
July 30, 2010 | Investment News Copyright 2010 Crain CommunicationsAll Rights Reserved Investment News July 26, 2010 NEWS; Pg. 0019 326 words Indexed annuities regain AIG unit after banner year; Western National Life is relaunching Power Index Annuity Darla Mercado Western National Life Insurance Co. has jumped back into the indexed-annuity market after more than […]
Allianz Life Hires 11 Regional Sales Vice Presidents
{July 29th, 2010} by N/A
July 29, 2010 | Business Wire Copyright: Business Wire Source: Business Wire Wordcount: unknown MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz) today announced the hiring of 11 regional vice presidents for Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. Each new vice president will help develop a specific territory by increasing sales and brand loyalty […]
Bankers Life To Pay $1.5M Penalty for Improper Annuity Sales in Wisconsin
{July 29th, 2010} by N/A
July 29, 2010 | States News Service Copyright 2010 States News Service States News Service July 28, 2010 Wednesday 599 words INSURANCE COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCES ANNUITY COMPANY BANKERS LIFE AND CASUALTY TO PAY RECORD $1.5 MILLION PENALTY States News Service MADISON, WI The following information was released by the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance: […]
The mechanics of fixed indexed annuities, Pt. 1: The history and current industry status
{July 29th, 2010} by Randy Timm
By Randy Timm, VP Product Marketing, CLU, ChFC, FLMI Brokers International, Ltd. This article is the first in a series that will describe fixed indexed annuities and how they work. This article (and each consecutive article in the series) assumes that the reader has a general understanding of annuities. History of fixed indexed annuities The […]
IRI: Annuity Change Filings Slow
{July 29th, 2010} by NU ONLINE NEWS SERVICE
By NU ONLINE NEWS SERVICE Published 7/28/2010 Insurers filed 76 material U.S. variable annuity changes in the second quarter, down from 213 in the second quarter of 2009. Advanced Sales and Marketing Corp., Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., has included those statistics in a report distributed by the Insured Retirement Institute, Washington. Most of the filings involved fee […]
Response: Buyer beware: A primer on equity-indexed annuities and life settlements
{July 28th, 2010} by Sheryl J. Moore
PDF for Setting it Straight with Dian Vujovich ORIGINAL ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND AT: Buyer beware: A primer on equity-indexed annuities and life settlements Ms. Reingold and staff at the Palm Beach Daily News, I am an independent market research analyst who specializes exclusively in the indexed annuity (IA) and indexed life markets. I have tracked […]
Dodd-Frank: SEC Issues Call for Comments
{July 28th, 2010} by Allison Bell
By ALLISON BELL Published 7/27/2010 The U.S. Securities and Exchange (SEC) has set up a Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act comment submission process. The SEC has posted a list of Dodd-Frank act comment submission form links, and it also has posted a separate request for comment on the standard of care that brokers, dealers […]
Support Expands To Allow 401(K) Investments In Annuities
{July 27th, 2010} by Judy Greenwald
Copyright 2010 Crain CommunicationsAll Rights Reserved Business Insurance July 19, 2010 NEWS; Pg. 0048 580 words Support expands to allow 401(k) investments in annuities Judy Greenwald Many observers say putting at least part of 401(k) plan assets into an annuity, rather than presenting workers with only a lump sum at retirement, to spread out retirement […]
Allianz Life Names Suzanne Dowd Zeller as Vice President Human Resources
{July 27th, 2010} by N/A
MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz) has named Suzanne Dowd Zeller as vice president of Human Resources. She will report directly to Allianz President and CEO Gary C. Bhojwani, and functionally to Yvonne Franzese, chief HR officer of Allianz of America, the holding company of Allianz Life. “Suzanne has a proven […]
Compact Team Eyes Indexed-Linked Features
{July 27th, 2010} by NU ONLINE NEWS SERVICE
By NU ONLINE NEWS SERVICE Published 7/26/2010 Providing an annuity crediting feature through an insurance company’s general account is different from providing the same type of feature through a separate account. The Annuity Subgroup at the Interstate Compact National Standards Working Group is considering a proposal for “addition standards for [an] index-linked crediting feature provided through […]
Missouri recovers half a million dollars for investors in alleged annuity scheme
{July 27th, 2010} by Steve Rosen
By STEVE ROSEN The Kansas City Star The state of Missouri has recovered at least $574,000 for more than 100 investors who bought annuities from a former Overland Park insurance agent who allegedly mishandled the funds. A cease-and-desist order was filed against James Otto, who had worked for Bankers Life and Casualty Co. Otto provided […]
Rater: Indexed Annuity Ruling Will Stick
{July 27th, 2010} by NU ONLINE NEWS SERVICE
By NU ONLINE NEWS SERVICE Published 7/26/2010 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is unlikely to return to the indexed annuity issue within the next 18 months. Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P), New York, gives that assessment in an announcement that the rating agency will changing its outlook on American Equity Investment Life Holding […]
Response: Fixed Deferred Annuities: CDs With Gotchas
{July 23rd, 2010} by Sheryl J. Moore
PDF for Setting It Straight with Mel Lindauer ORIGINAL ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND AT: Fixed Deferred Annuities: CDs With Gotchas Dear Forbes Editor, I recently had the occasion to read an article on your website, which is very misleading and inaccurate. “Fixed Deferred Annuities: CDs with Gotchas,” by Mel Lindauer reflects poorly on Forbes because of […]
A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of Sagicor Financial Corporation and Its Caribbean Life Insurance Subsidiaries
{July 23rd, 2010} by N/A
Press Release Source: A.M. Best Co. On Thursday July 22, 2010, 9:16 am EDT OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “a-” from “a” of Sagicor Life Inc. (St. Michael, Barbados) and its operating life insurance subsidiary, Sagicor […]
Response: 5 ways to keep your cool in a scary market
{July 23rd, 2010} by Sheryl J. Moore
PDF for Setting it Straight with Janice Revell ORIGINAL ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND AT: 5 ways to keep your cool in a scary market Ms. Jane Revell, Apparently the only way to keep cool in a scary market is not to read CNN Money. Janice Revell, you know NOTHING about indexed annuities! Your statement “the only […]
The SEC's Annuity Smackdown
{July 22nd, 2010} by Unknown
The agency fails in its latest lunge for power. The 2,300-page financial regulation bill that President Obama signed yesterday includes vast new powers for the Securities and Exchange Commission, including at least 95 separate new rule-makings. So it’s probably too much to ask that the SEC learn from its latest legal humiliation, but we can […]
The SEC’s Annuity Smackdown
{July 22nd, 2010} by Unknown
The agency fails in its latest lunge for power. The 2,300-page financial regulation bill that President Obama signed yesterday includes vast new powers for the Securities and Exchange Commission, including at least 95 separate new rule-makings. So it’s probably too much to ask that the SEC learn from its latest legal humiliation, but we can […]
Financial Planning Coalition Regrets SEC Taken Out of Indexed Annuities
{July 21st, 2010} by Sheryl J. Moore
July 21, 2010 | BestWire Copyright 2010 A.M. Best Company, Inc.All Rights Reserved BestWire July 20, 2010 Tuesday 04:40 PM EST 479 words Financial Planning Coalition Regrets SEC Taken Out of Indexed Annuities Jesse A Hamilton WASHINGTON The Financial Planning Coalition is disappointed that Congress chose to strip the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of […]
Indexed Annuities’ Battle with SEC Comes to An End
{July 21st, 2010} by Sheryl J. Moore
On July 21, 2010, a long and hard-fought battle with securities regulators was finally won by the insurance industry. After being under question for 13 years, the securities status of indexed annuities was finally and indefinitely settled when President Barack Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The month of July […]
Indexed Annuities’ Battle with SEC Comes to An End
{July 21st, 2010} by Sheryl J. Moore
Indexed Annuities’ Battle with SEC Comes to An End On July 21, 2010, a long and hard-fought battle with securities regulators was finally won by the insurance industry. After being under question for 13 years, the securities status of indexed annuities was finally and indefinitely settled when President Barack Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall […]
Schapiro Backs Off From Indexed Annuity Fight
{July 21st, 2010} by Arthur D. Postal
By ARTHUR D. POSTAL Published 7/20/2010 WASHINGTON BUREAU — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will be retreating from the Rule 151A battle but releasing a request for comments on a standard-of-care study “very soon,” SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro said today. Schapiro made her comments during an SEC oversight hearing organized by the House Financial Services […]
AIG unit re-enters indexed-annuity market
{July 20th, 2010} by Darla Mercado
By Darla Mercado July 20, 2010 12:44 pm ET Western National Life Insurance Co., jumped back into the indexed-annuity market last week after more than 18 months on the sidelines. The subsidiary of American International Group Inc. stopped selling equity-indexed annuities in late 2008. At the time many insurers were curbing sales of the products […]
Response: Scott Brown's Financial Regulation Failure
{July 20th, 2010} by Sheryl J. Moore
PDF for Setting it Straight with William A. Jacobson ORIGINAL ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND AT: Scott Brown’s Financial Reform Failure Mr. Jacobson, I am an independent market research analyst who specializes exclusively in the indexed annuity and indexed life markets. I have tracked the companies, products, marketing, and sales of these products for over a decade. […]
Response: Scott Brown’s Financial Regulation Failure
{July 20th, 2010} by Sheryl J. Moore
PDF for Setting it Straight with William A. Jacobson ORIGINAL ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND AT: Scott Brown’s Financial Reform Failure Mr. Jacobson, I am an independent market research analyst who specializes exclusively in the indexed annuity and indexed life markets. I have tracked the companies, products, marketing, and sales of these products for over a decade. […]
Response: Some Advisers Dismayed By Indexed Annuity Regulation
{July 19th, 2010} by Sheryl J. Moore
PDF for Setting it Straight with WSJ4 ORIGINAL ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND AT: Some Advisors Dismayed By Indexed Annuity Regulation Ms. Maxey, I am an independent market research analyst who specializes exclusively in the indexed annuity and indexed life markets. I have tracked the companies, products, marketing, and sales of these products for over a decade. […]
How provisions of financial reform will affect Iowa
{July 19th, 2010} by Karen Mracek
By KAREN MRACEK • kmracek@dmreg.com • July 16, 2010 The financial services industry employs about 81,000 employees in 6,100 businesses in Iowa. Iowa Bankers Association President John Sorensen expressed disappointment about the new regulations. “While some core provisions in the bill provide needed reform for Wall Street, we are very concerned about how the new […]
Annuity Group: We Had a Good Week
{July 19th, 2010} by Warren S. Hersch
By WARREN S. HERSCH Published 7/16/2010 The National Association for Fixed Annuities is on a roll. First, the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals vacated U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 151A, a regulation that could have put indexed annuities under the jurisdiction of the SEC, rather than state insurance regulators. Then, the Senate […]
H.R. 4173: Senate Votes 60-39 to Pass Dodd-Frank Bill
{July 16th, 2010} by Arthur D. Postal
By ARTHUR D. POSTAL Published 7/15/2010 The Senate today passed and sent to President Obama historic legislation that would make the most sweeping changes to financial services regulation since the Great Depression. Members of the Senate voted 60-39 for H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act bill, after first clearing the bill […]
Court Vacates Rule on Fixed Indexed Annuities
{July 16th, 2010} by Matthew Reynolds
By MATTHEW REYNOLDS (CN) – Fixed indexed annuities should be subject to state rather than federal financial regulations, the D.C. Circuit ruled. The three-judge panel vacated an SEC rule regulating the financial products, saying the agency “failed to properly consider the effect of the rule upon efficiency, competition and capital formation.” Fixed indexed annuities differ […]
Florida Insurance Agent Challenges SEC Regulation and Wins
{July 15th, 2010} by N/A
July 14, 2010 Copyright: © PRNewsChannel. A Selig Multimedia, Inc. Company. Source: PRNewsChannel.com Wordcount: unknown SARASOTA, Fla. / Following a two-year David vs. Goliath battle that pitted insurance agents against federal regulators, a federal appeals court now sides with insurance agents and allows them to remain the sellers of indexed annuities. While financial markets were […]
AXA Equitable Introduces Athena Indexed Universal Life Insurance
{July 15th, 2010} by N/A
New Product Offers Lifetime Coverage with Protected Exposure to Equity-linked Growth Potential NEW YORK, July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, a leading U.S. life insurer with a 150-year history, has introduced Athena Indexed Universal Life (Athena IUL), a new permanent life insurance policy with enhanced cash-value accumulation potential and downside protection. Athena […]
Appeals Court Throws Out Annuity Patent Verdict
{July 15th, 2010} by Allison Bell
By ALLISON BELL Published 7/14/2010 A 3-judge panel at the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court’s variable annuity administration method patent case decision. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and the defendants in the case, Transamerica Life Insurance Company and its affiliates, have been engaged in a dispute over whether the method Transamerica […]
Response: High rates may leave you snakebit
{July 14th, 2010} by Sheryl J. Moore
PDF for Setting it Straight with Scott Burns3 ORIGINAL ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND AT: High rates may leave you snakebit Scott, Alas we meet again! As you well know, I am an independent market research analyst who specializes exclusively in the indexed annuity (IA) and indexed life markets. I have tracked the companies, products, marketing, and […]
Response: Juicing Your Life Insurance
{July 14th, 2010} by Sheryl J. Moore
PDF for Setting It Straight with WSJ3 ORIGINAL ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND AT: Juicing Your Life Insurance Leslie, As you VERY well know, I am an independent market research analyst who specializes exclusively in the indexed annuity (IA) and indexed life markets. This is a fact that is well-known and something that I have made clear […]
US Court of Appeals Vacates 151A
{July 14th, 2010} by P.E. Kelley
Industry response is positive, cautious by P.E. Kelley, L&HA Managing Editor In a decision lauded by professionals across the financial services industry, the US Court of Appeals, District of Columbia, vacated SEC Rule 151a, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) controversial regulation which sought to classify equity-indexed annuities (EIA) as securities. The brief decision from […]
The Battle of Rule 151A: The Indexed Annuity Community Takes on the SEC
{July 14th, 2010} by NU ONLINE NEWS SERVICE
By NU ONLINE NEWS SERVICE Published 7/13/2010 The fight over regulation of indexed annuities may be one of the most ferocious National Underwriter Life & Health has covered in recent years. State and federal securities regulators saw that indexed annuities offered investors the possibility that they could earn a return linked to a stock index, just […]
Aviva Makes Life Reserve Financing Deal
{July 14th, 2010} by NU ONLINE NEWS SERVICE
By NU ONLINE NEWS SERVICE Published 7/13/2010 Aviva Life and Annuity Company and a sister company, Aviva Life and Annuity Company of New York, have arranged $325 million in reserve financing. Aviva Life and Aviva Life of New York are both units of Aviva USA Corp., Des Moines, Iowa, which is, in turn, a unit of […]
D.C. Court Vacates SEC Rule on Annuities Ahead of Senate Reform Vote
{July 13th, 2010} by Sean P. Carr
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ordered a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule to regulate equity-indexed annuities as securities to be vacated, dealing a victory to a coalition of annuity issuers and state insurance commissioners. The order in American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co., et al v. Securities and […]
151A update: The court vacates the SEC ruling
{July 13th, 2010} by Daniel Williams
BY Daniel Williams Published 7/13/2010 More From This Issue » I received a note from Sheryl J. Moore, president and CEO of AnnuitySpecs.com this morning with an announcement that “the court has vacated the SEC’s rule 151A.” Moore has long been an opponent of 151A and has been calling for it to be overturned. Others fighting […]
Response: COLUMN: Financial reform: The good, the bad, the ugly
{July 13th, 2010} by Sheryl J. Moore
PDF for Setting it Straight with Buz Livingston ORIGINAL ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND AT: COLUMN: Financial reform: The good, the bad, the ugly Dear Mr. Livingston, I am an independent market research analyst who specializes exclusively in the indexed annuity (IA) and indexed life markets. I have tracked the companies, products, marketing, and sales of […]
Appeals Court Vacates Rule 151A
{July 13th, 2010} by Arthur D. Postal
By ARTHUR D. POSTAL Published 7/12/2010 WASHINGTON BUREAU — A federal appeals court has sided with agents and others who want the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to classify indexed annuities as insurance products rather than as securities. A 3-judge panel at the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has granted the plaintiffs’ request for a rehearing […]
H.R. 4173: Snowe Is In
{July 13th, 2010} by Arthur D. Postal
By ARTHUR D. POSTAL Published 7/12/2010 WASHINGTON BUREAU — New England apparently has given Senate Democrats the Republican votes they need to get H.R. 4173, the financial services bill, to the floor. Senate Democrats say they believe they now have the support they need to secure passage of H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and […]
Aviva USA Sues Ex-Employee in Alleged $6 Million Embezzlement; Criminal Trial Pending
{July 13th, 2010} by Fran Matso Lysiak
July 12, 2010 Aviva USA Corp. and the federal government are pursuing separate legal actions against a former employee of the life insurer accused of embezzling nearly $6 million from the company through a fraudulent commission payments scheme. Around April 2004, Phyllis R. Stevens, who was employed as a compensation specialist, “devised a scheme to […]
Court Vacates SEC's Rule 151A
{July 12th, 2010} by Sheryl J. Moore
Good evening, everyone! Great news this evening on the 151A litigation front- the court has vacated the SEC’s rule 151A. Here is language from the court’s order: “Having determined that the SEC’s S. 2(b) analysis is lacking, we grant the petitions [assertion that] the SEC failed properly to consider the effect of the rule upon […]
Court Vacates SEC’s Rule 151A
{July 12th, 2010} by Sheryl J. Moore
Good evening, everyone! Great news this evening on the 151A litigation front- the court has vacated the SEC’s rule 151A. Here is language from the court’s order: “Having determined that the SEC’s S. 2(b) analysis is lacking, we grant the petitions [assertion that] the SEC failed properly to consider the effect of the rule upon […]
Response: Are Annuities a Good Investment?
{July 12th, 2010} by Sheryl J. Moore
PDF for Setting It Straight with InvestingBlog ORIGINAL ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND AT: Are Annuities a Good Investment? Dear Jordan, I am an independent market research analyst who specializes exclusively in the indexed annuity (IA) and indexed life markets. I have tracked the companies, products, marketing, and sales of these products for over a decade. I […]
U.S. may soon regulate Indexed Annuities as insurance products
{July 12th, 2010} by Alan Prochoroff
Alan Prochoroff / June 29, 2010 It will take an act of Congress but insurers could be very close to getting what they’ve been seeking for the last two years — a declaration that equity indexed annuities will be regulated as insurance products, and not as securities. A House-Senate conference committee working on the nearly […]
Iowa orders more education for annuity sellers
{July 11th, 2010} by Karen Mracek
July 10, 2010 Iowa orders more education for annuity sellers By KAREN MRACEK kmracek@dmreg.com All agents and brokers selling annuity products in Iowa will have to receive an additional four hours of continuing education credits beginning Jan. 1, 2011, the Iowa Insurance Division said. Iowa Insurance Commissioner Susan Voss notified annuity producers of the new […]
Allianz Life Hires Debra Repya as Senior Director of Advanced Markets
{July 11th, 2010} by N/A
MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz) today named Debra Repya as the new senior director of Advanced Markets. In this role, Repya will be responsible for the strategic direction of Allianz Life’s Advanced Market’s Group, creating industry-leading content and expertise. Repya will also oversee the development, promotion, utilization and quality of the […]
Response: Dem-Sponsored Loophole In Financial Reform Bill Could Hurt Seniors
{July 9th, 2010} by Sheryl J. Moore
PDF for Setting it Straight with The Huffington Post ORIGINAL ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND AT: Dem-Sponsored Loophole In Financial Reform Bill Could Hurt Seniors Dear Huffington Post Editor and staff, I am an independent market research analyst who specializes exclusively in the indexed annuity (IA) and indexed life markets. I have tracked the companies, products, marketing, […]
Committee votes to keep states in charge of indexed annuities
{July 9th, 2010} by Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC no longer in the picture; rarity: liberal Democrats line up with Republicans in vote By Mark Schoeff Jr. June 24, 2010 5:26 pm ET Legislation that would dramatically overhaul financial regulation will include a provision that maintains state regulation of equity-indexed annuities. House members of a House-Senate conference committee negotiating a final bill approved […]
Annuities industry wins exemption from SEC regulation
{July 9th, 2010} by Silla Brush
By Silla Brush – 06/24/10 02:58 PM ET Financial companies that offer annuities linked to equities won a major exemption Thursday from Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulation. As part of the Wall Street overhaul process, companies that offer equity-indexed annuities, alongside state insurance commissioners, pushed for state regulation of the products instead of federal […]
Response: @theMarket: Back to the Future
{July 9th, 2010} by Sheryl J. Moore
PDF for Setting It Straight with Bill Schmick ORIGINAL ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND AT: @theMarket: Back to the Future Dear Mr. Bill Schmick, I am an independent market research analyst who specializes exclusively in the indexed annuity and indexed life markets. I have tracked the companies, products, marketing, and sales of these products for over a […]
A House Divided
{July 9th, 2010} by Linda Koco
By LINDA KOCO Published 7/12/2010 Subscribe to Life & Health As last-minute Congressional negotiations on the financial reform bill seem to make Rule 151A a non-issue, the annuity industry has to pull back from this potentially explosive issue. Rule 151A was in the process of turning the industry against itself…but will independent producers be able to […]
New Nevada State Insurance Commissioner Appointed
{July 9th, 2010} by N/A
By Nevada News Bureau Staff | 6:37 pm July 7th, 2010 CARSON CITY – The director of the Nevada Department of Business and Industry today announced the appointment of Brett Barratt as the new commissioner of the Division of Insurance. Director Dianne Cornwall appointed Barratt to replace Scott Kipper, who stepped down as commissioner in […]
Response: Congress Sells Out Seniors: No SEC Regulation for Indexed Annuities
{July 7th, 2010} by Sheryl J. Moore
PDF for Setting It Straight with CBS MoneyWatch ORIGINAL ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND AT: Congress Sells Out Seniors: No SEC REgulation for Indexed Annuities Jane, Good afternoon. I am an independent market research analyst who specializes exclusively in the indexed annuity (IA) and indexed life markets. I have tracked the companies, products, marketing, and sales of […]
Response: FINRA Investor Alert/Equity-Indexed Annuities—A Complex Choice
{July 7th, 2010} by Sheryl J. Moore
PDF for Setting It Straight with FINRA ORIGINAL FINRA ALERT CAN BE FOUND AT: Equity-Indexed Annuities- A Complex Choice My corrections to the FINRA Alert are as follows: These products are not called “equity-indexed annuities” or EIAs. Indexed annuities have not been referred to as “equity indexed annuities” since the late 1990’s. The insurance industry has […]
Iowa Sends Annuity Producers to School
{July 7th, 2010} by Allison Bell
By ALLISON BELL Published 7/6/2010 The Iowa Insurance Division says all agents and brokers selling or soliciting annuity products in the state must complete 4 extra continuing education credits. Iowa Insurance Commissioner Susan Voss has notified annuity producers of the new continuing education mandate in Iowa Bulletin 10-02. Voss addressed the bulletin both to annuity producers […]
Virginia Regulators Announce Potential Sale of Shenandoah Life
{July 5th, 2010} by Sean Carr
July 02, 2010 Virginia insurance regulators announced a negotiating agreement for the potential sale of Shenandoah Life Insurance Co., which has been in receivership since February 2009, to Prosperity Life Insurance Group, LLC. The exclusivity agreement provides a 90-day window to negotiate a definitive purchase agreement. The period may be extended. Any sale must be […]
Allianz Life Hires Jeannee Hoppe as Senior Director of Market Management and Product Innovation
{July 2nd, 2010} by N/A
MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz) today named Jeannee Hoppe as the new senior director of Market Management and Product Innovation. In this role, Hoppe will be responsible for managing the development and implementation of the Market Management strategies and programs, which encompass both market strategy and market research. “Having Hoppe join […]
Response: From Card Fees to Mortgages, a New Day for Consumers
{July 1st, 2010} by Sheryl J. Moore
PDF for Setting It Straight with NY Times ORIGINAL ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND AT: From Card Fees to Mortgages, a New Day for Consumers Tara and Ron, As you both well know, I am an independent market research analyst who specializes exclusively in the indexed annuity (IA) and indexed life markets. I have tracked the companies, […]
