A financial advisor what me to take a tax differed account I have and roll it over into a variable annuity account. Is this good or bad.Does it matter that a get a lease an 8% return on my money?... Tagged as: financial, advisor, differed, account, variable, annuity, matter, return Read Full Story

As we look over the articles that we have written during the course of the year, we note that we haven't focused heavily on variable annuities. Since a number of distributors tell us that as much as 80 percent of their annuity business this year is variable, it would seem that we should... Tagged as: articles, written, focused, heavily, variable, annuities, number, distributors, percent, annuity, business Read Full Story

Since our last column was written, the new Clinton administration has proposed sweeping changes to the tax system. If passed by Congress, these tax increases will likely result in an increase annuity sales, both fixed and variable. This, combined with an already heightened awareness for the need to Publication: National Underwriter Life &... Tagged as: column, written, clinton, administration, proposed, sweeping, system, passed, congress, increases, result, increase, annuity, variable, co... Read Full Story

LANSING, Mich.----Jackson National Life Insurance Company today announced the launch of Perspective Rewards, a new variable annuity product that offers an automatic bonus of either 6 or 8 percent, depending on the amount of initial premium payments.1 Regardless of the premium amount, Perspective Rewards gives contract holders the opportunity to invest in any... Tagged as: lansing, jackson, national, insurance, company, announced, launch, perspective, rewards, variable, annuity, product, offer... Read Full Story

Connecticut-based leader in retirement and investment products responds to an increasingly complex, crowded and confusing market by designing a variable annuity offering with simplification, focus and value SIMSBURY, Conn. -- Insurers have been competing intensely in the variable annuity market Publication: Business Wire... Tagged as: connecticut, leader, retirement, investment, products, responds, increasingly, complex, crowded, confusing, market, designing, variable, annuity, offering, simp... Read Full Story

You are probably on the lookout for annuity rates; yes, but which annuity rates are the best annuity rates for you? Do you know which annuity rates... Tagged as: lookout, annuity Read Full Story

Can anyone recommend a good CRM for insurance agency? I define good is the combination of cheap price with acceptable CRM functionality. I know there are some general CRM system... Tagged as: recommend, insurance, agency, define, combination, acceptable, functionality, general, system Read Full Story

Thinking about selling my structured settlement annuity payments for cash - are there any penalties involved? admin In Questions, . No Comments. Posting your comment. Leave a reply. name required. email will not be shown required... Tagged as: thinking, selling, structured, settlement, annuity, payments, penalties, involved, questions, comments, posting, comment, required Read Full Story

A major benefit of fixed annuity products are guarantees that they will not lose money during down years. If you invest in stocks or mutual funds, you know you are taking a risk. You can lose money. While your annuity fund may not earn... Tagged as: benefit, annuity, products, guarantees, invest, stocks, mutual Read Full Story

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