Saturday, May 31, 2008

Dom Joly: I'm making Hay while it rains. My wife, at home, is not ... - Independent


Dom Joly: I'm making Hay while it rains. My wife, at home, is not ...
Independent, UK - 1 hour ago
She was becoming quite aggressive now, as though we were in some weird, angry court and she was reading a transcript where the psychic described, ...

Q1 2008 American International Group Earnings Conference Call - Final - Insurance News Net (press release)


Q1 2008 American International Group Earnings Conference Call - Final
Insurance News Net (press release), PA - May 30, 2008
In domestic retirement services the significant increase in individual fixed annuity deposits is due to the continued improvement in the yield curve ...

Sikander gets friendly with Vijay Mallya - Howrah News Service


Sikander gets friendly with Vijay Mallya
Howrah News Service, India - 2 hours ago
In fact, they became so close that Mallya even invited Sikander to join the gang in his private jet on their way back to Mumbai. Sikander, of course, didn't ...

Friday, May 30, 2008

Flight Options Axes Two Hundred Employees - Halogen Guides Jets


Flight Options Axes Two Hundred Employees
Halogen Guides Jets, CA - May 29, 2008
... including 75 pilots, in what comes as a major blow to what has seemed as of late to be a remarkably resilient private jet travel industry. ...

Private airline duo to hike surcharge - Calcutta Telegraph

Private airline duo to hike surcharge
Calcutta Telegraph, India - 2 hours ago
Jet Airways, the country’s largest private airline, plans to increase the fuel surcharge by about Rs 350, or 15 per cent, on domestic flights of over 750 km ...
Opening the Skies Between the US And Europe RedOrbit
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Beacon's Fixed Annuity Premium Study Reports First Quarter's Fixed ... - Primenewswire (press release)


Beacon's Fixed Annuity Premium Study Reports First Quarter's Fixed ...
Primenewswire (press release), CA - 1 hour ago
EVANSTON, Ill., May 30, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- US sales of fixed annuities were an estimated $18.8 billion in first quarter, 2008 according to new data ...
Beacon's Fixed Annuity Premium Study Reports First Quarter's Bank ... Primenewswire (press release)
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TSA Approves ExcelAire's Private Jet Terminal as New Gateway to ... - AMTOnline.com


TSA Approves ExcelAire's Private Jet Terminal as New Gateway to ...
AMTOnline.com, MD - 22 hours ago
ExcelAire (www.excelaire.com) today announced that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) approved its new private jet terminal at Long Island's ...

American International Group at Lehman Brothers Eleventh Annual ... - Insurance News Net (press release)


American International Group at Lehman Brothers Eleventh Annual ...
Insurance News Net (press release), PA - 3 hours ago
In Domestic Retirement Services, the significant increase in individual fixed annuities deposits was due to the continued improvement of the yield curve I ...
Q1 2008 American International Group Earnings Conference Call - Final Insurance News Net (press release)
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BUYINS.NET: (HIG) SqueezeTrigger Price is $71.604. There is ... - Insurance News Net (press release)


BUYINS.NET: (HIG) SqueezeTrigger Price is $71.604. There is ...
Insurance News Net (press release), PA - 1 hour ago
The Retail segment focuses, through the sale of individual variable and fixed annuities, mutual funds, retirement plan services and other investment ...

Women can face obstacles in planning for retirement - Cherry Hill Courier Post


Women can face obstacles in planning for retirement
Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - 4 hours ago
An immediate annuity isn't without risk. For most of them, inflation can erode fixed payments over time. You can consider annuities with inflation ...

Thursday, May 29, 2008

CRM Seller W-Systems Announces Top Partners, Milestone - TMCnet


CRM Seller W-Systems Announces Top Partners, Milestone
TMCnet - May 27, 2008
By David Sims CRM software vendor W-Systems has awarded Top Partner status to five of their most successful wMobile partners. Recognized are Ticomix of ...
W-Systems Announces Top Five wMobile Partners SourceWire (press release)
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Insurance To Provide For Your Future - Best Syndication

Insurance To Provide For Your Future
Best Syndication, CA - 1 hour ago
Generally, there are two types of annuities: Fixed and Variable. Similar to a fixed rate mortgage, a fixed rate annuity means you will receive a fixed rate ...

Fast-Growing Wholesalers Merge to Become One-Stop Shop for Life ... - Insurance News Net (press release)


Fast-Growing Wholesalers Merge to Become One-Stop Shop for Life ...
Insurance News Net (press release), PA - 1 hour ago
First Choice Financial is a leading wholesaler in the fixed annuity arena. Combined, the new Insurance Marketing Organization will bring together ...

NetSuite Appoints Per Brondum Jakobsen Vice President of Product Management (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

NetSuite Inc. , a leading vendor of on-demand, integrated business management software suites, today announced that Per Brondum Jakobsen, a software product executive with more than 20 years of experience in the enterprise and CRM software industry, has been named NetSuite's new Vice President of Product Management.

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Aegon in Missouri Provokes Regulators Finding Sales Deceptions - Bloomberg


Aegon in Missouri Provokes Regulators Finding Sales Deceptions
Bloomberg - May 28, 2008
As the names imply, fixed annuities promise a set return each year, while returns from variable annuities change with market gyrations. ``A fixed annuity I ...
Dutch insurer's US unit draws scrutiny from regulators International Herald Tribune
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Jackson National Life Expands OptiMAX Annuity Line for Bank Channel - U.S. Insurance News


Jackson National Life Expands OptiMAX Annuity Line for Bank Channel
U.S. Insurance News, NE - May 25, 2008
Jackson ’s OptiMAX Level Rate One SM and OptiMAX Level Rate Two SM fixed annuity contracts offer a choice of interest rate guarantee periods, ...

Aviva USA #1 in Sales of Fixed Indexed Annuities - Business Wire (press release)

Aviva USA #1 in Sales of Fixed Indexed Annuities
Business Wire (press release), CA - May 27, 2008
According to AnnuitySpecs.com, this is the first time that a company has been number one in both fixed indexed life and fixed indexed annuities "We are ...

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Finally there's good news on annuities - Telegraph.co.uk

Finally there's good news on annuities
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 17 hours ago
Even so, most people can maximise their income at retirement by following a few simple rules: μ Consider investing in safer investments such as fixed ...

Fast-Growing Wholesalers Merge to Become One-Stop Shop for Life ... - PR Web (press release)


Fast-Growing Wholesalers Merge to Become One-Stop Shop for Life ...
PR Web (press release), WA - 18 hours ago
First Choice Financial is a leading wholesaler in the fixed annuity arena. Combined, the new Insurance Marketing Organization will bring together ...

Diversified Estate Services, LLC - Carolina Newswire (press release)


Diversified Estate Services, LLC
Carolina Newswire (press release), NC - 16 hours ago
One that has been popular with investors in the past is the fixed annuity. Fixed annuities typically offer competitive interest rates, with the principal ...

Annuities: Rethinking the 'A' Word - HispanicBusiness.com

Annuities: Rethinking the 'A' Word
HispanicBusiness.com, CA - May 27, 2008
Think of Hueler's annuity marketplace, called Income Solutions, as the Travelocity or Orbitz of annuities, where 401(k) participants with access through ...

Dutch insurer's US unit draws scrutiny from regulators - International Herald Tribune


Dutch insurer's US unit draws scrutiny from regulators
International Herald Tribune, France - 21 minutes ago
"A fixed annuity I have no issue with," says Joseph Borg, director of the Alabama Securities Commission and a critic of annuity sales tactics. ...

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Santa Ana College Expands Adult Financial Literacy Classes - PR-CANADA.net (press release)


Santa Ana College Expands Adult Financial Literacy Classes
PR-CANADA.net (press release), Montenegro - 4 hours ago
The first class in this series to be offered this Summer is “Fixed Annuity...How Does It Fit Into Your Portfolio?” as an unbiased step for investors to ...

MLS clubs reject Chelsea striker Shevchenko - Tribalfootball.com


MLS clubs reject Chelsea striker Shevchenko
Tribalfootball.com, Australia - 8 hours ago
The Mail on Sunday says Shevchenko's name has been circulated to several MLS clubs as the 31-year-old plans an escape route out of Stamford Bridge. ...

AM Best Assigns Ratings to American Reserve Life Insurance Company ... - Insurance News Net (press release)


AM Best Assigns Ratings to American Reserve Life Insurance Company ...
Insurance News Net (press release), PA - May 23, 2008
While Liberty Bankers has experienced strong growth in fixed annuity sales over the past few years, the ordinary life line of business has grown only ...

AM Best Affirms Ratings of The Hartford Financial Services Group ... - Business Wire (press release)


AM Best Affirms Ratings of The Hartford Financial Services Group ...
Business Wire (press release), CA - May 23, 2008
Hartford Life continues to successfully grow both revenues and earnings across its key product lines, supplemented by its sizable Japanese annuity business, ...

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Ratings Recap: Triad, Truckers, Genworth, Arrow, American European ... - Insurance Journal


Ratings Recap: Triad, Truckers, Genworth, Arrow, American European ...
Insurance Journal, CA - May 22, 2008
... both product and geography, excellent risk management, modest financial leverage, and strong fixed-charge coverage," noted credit analyst Kevin Ahern. ...

Jackson(SM) Introduces New OptiMAX Level Rate Fixed Annuities - Earthtimes (press release)


Jackson(SM) Introduces New OptiMAX Level Rate Fixed Annuities
Earthtimes (press release), UK - May 19, 2008
(Business Wire) Jackson National Life Insurance Company ® (Jackson) today announced new additions to its OptiMAX family of fixed annuities. ...

AM Best Affirms Ratings of Horace Mann Educators Corporation - Business Wire (press release)


AM Best Affirms Ratings of Horace Mann Educators Corporation
Business Wire (press release), CA - May 23, 2008
Partially offsetting these strengths is the continued challenges of spread management on the company’s fixed annuity block, exposure to potential equity ...
Ratings Recap: Triad, Truckers, Genworth, Arrow, American European ... Insurance Journal
AM Best Assigns Ratings to American Reserve Life Insurance Company ... Insurance News Net (press release)
AM Best Affirms Ratings of The Hartford Financial Services Group ... Business Wire (press release)
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Lump Sum vs. Annuity: Which Is Better? - Gather.com


Lump Sum vs. Annuity: Which Is Better?
Gather.com, MA - May 21, 2008
You may want to shop around and see what kind of fixed annuity you could purchase from a high-quality, low-cost provider for an equivalent lump sum, ...

Friday, May 23, 2008

Pensioners’ purchasing power severely damaged by inflation - ifaonline.co.uk


Pensioners’ purchasing power severely damaged by inflation
ifaonline.co.uk, UK - 15 hours ago
“60% of people who retire from DC schemes elect to receive a level pension (fixed rate annuity) that doesn’t increase each year,” she says. ...

Event Brief of Q1 2008 Nationwide Financial Services, Inc ... - Insurance News Net (press release)


Event Brief of Q1 2008 Nationwide Financial Services, Inc ...
Insurance News Net (press release), PA - May 22, 2008
Annuity flows mixed in 1Q. 1. Fixed annuity outflows continue to improve as expected. 2. Variable annuity outflows increased moderately sequentially and vs. ...
Q1 2008 Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. Earnings Conference ... Insurance News Net (press release)
Q1 2008 Protective Life Corporation Earnings Conference Call - Final Insurance News Net (press release)
Event Brief of Q1 2008 Protective Life Corporation Earnings ... Insurance News Net (press release)
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Q1 2008 FBL Financial Group Inc Earnings Conference Call - Final - Insurance News Net (press release)


Q1 2008 FBL Financial Group Inc Earnings Conference Call - Final
Insurance News Net (press release), PA - 1 hour ago
Spread for EquiTrust life, independent channel fixed rate annuity business increased four basis point during the quarter to 98 basis points on a statutory ...
Q1 2008 The Phoenix Companies, Inc. Earnings Conference Call - Final Insurance News Net (press release)
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Q1 2008 Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. Earnings Conference ... - Insurance News Net (press release)


Q1 2008 Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. Earnings Conference ...
Insurance News Net (press release), PA - May 22, 2008
Annuity flows in the quarter were mixed. Fixed annuity outflows continue to improve as expected; however, variable annuity outflows increased moderately ...

Q1 2008 Protective Life Corporation Earnings Conference Call - Final - Insurance News Net (press release)


Q1 2008 Protective Life Corporation Earnings Conference Call - Final
Insurance News Net (press release), PA - 19 hours ago
We think our fixed annuity business is also very, very solid right now. So, we're very bullish on what's going on in the annuity segment. ...

Event Brief of Q1 2008 Protective Life Corporation Earnings ... - Insurance News Net (press release)


Event Brief of Q1 2008 Protective Life Corporation Earnings ...
Insurance News Net (press release), PA - 16 hours ago
Believes fixed annuity business is solid right now. 4. Acquisitions: 1. Had good performance in 1Q08. 1. Little better than expected. 2. ...

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Law Firms Sue Over Teacher Retirement - State Journal


Law Firms Sue Over Teacher Retirement
State Journal, WV - 19 hours ago
"VALIC offered a fixed annuity investment option with a guaranteed minimum return to the plan," he said in a written statement. "We are confident that we ...

Industry-Leading ING LifePay Plus Withdrawal Benefit with an ING ... - Earthtimes (press release)


Industry-Leading ING LifePay Plus Withdrawal Benefit with an ING ...
Earthtimes (press release), UK - 12 hours ago
... fixed and variable investment options that have the potential to grow income tax-deferred, until an income stream begins. Annuity income is defined as a ...

Aegon sees UK interest in less risky products - guardian.co.uk


Aegon sees UK interest in less risky products
guardian.co.uk, UK - 8 hours ago
A conventional annuity usually provides a fixed level of income for life, by locking into gilts and high-quality corporate bonds, when an individual ...

Q1 2008 The Phoenix Companies, Inc. Earnings Conference Call - Final - Insurance News Net (press release)


Q1 2008 The Phoenix Companies, Inc. Earnings Conference Call - Final
Insurance News Net (press release), PA - 47 minutes ago
The annuity line was mostly affected by the stock market decline, but also by higher surrenders in our discontinued fixed annuities. ...
Q1 2008 Credicorp Earnings Conference Call - Final Insurance News Net (press release)
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Q1 2008 Sun Life Financial Inc. Earnings Conference Call - Final - Insurance News Net (press release)


Q1 2008 Sun Life Financial Inc. Earnings Conference Call - Final
Insurance News Net (press release), PA - May 20, 2008
While interest rates did move lower in the quarter, favorable hedge experience and changes in fixed annuity lapse assumptions to reflect lower interest ...

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Q1 2008 Lincoln National Earnings Conference Call - Final - Insurance News Net (press release)


Q1 2008 Lincoln National Earnings Conference Call - Final
Insurance News Net (press release), PA - May 18, 2008
Net flows on our fixed annuity business remained modestly negative, but improved almost 50% from the prior year quarter, the result of declining surrenders ...
Event Brief of Q1 2008 Lincoln National Earnings Conference Call ... Insurance News Net (press release)
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GEAM Adds Two VA Wholesalers - MutualFundWire.com (subscription)


GEAM Adds Two VA Wholesalers
MutualFundWire.com (subscription), NY - 4 hours ago
Angela Wright and Michael D. Cobianchi joined GEAM as regional vice presidents responsible for insurance/variable annuity channel sales. ...

Retirement: A number you can live with - CanadianBusiness.com


Retirement: A number you can live with
CanadianBusiness.com, Canada - 1 hour ago
Before you buy any annuity, it’s important to do your research and compare products. Fixed payment life annuities give you a set dollar amount (generally ...

Q1 2008 Industrial-Alliance Life Insurance Co Earnings Conference ... - Insurance News Net (press release)


Q1 2008 Industrial-Alliance Life Insurance Co Earnings Conference ...
Insurance News Net (press release), PA - 2 hours ago
But we are not in the variable annuity market at all. When we compare the profit margin in the US with the fixed annuity market versus the Canadian market ...

Event Brief of Q1 2008 Horace Mann Educators Corp. Earnings ... - Insurance News Net (press release)


Event Brief of Q1 2008 Horace Mann Educators Corp. Earnings ...
Insurance News Net (press release), PA - May 18, 2008
Fixed annuity account values were up modestly and spreads on that business have improved about 15 BP vs. a year ago. 3. Key Long-term Growth Initiative: 1. ...
Q1 2008 Horace Mann Educators Corp. Earnings Conference Call - Final Insurance News Net (press release)
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Lawsuit Claims VALIC Misled W. Va. Teachers - Planadviser.com


Lawsuit Claims VALIC Misled W. Va. Teachers
Planadviser.com, CT - May 19, 2008
According to the AP, AIG Retirement Services spokesman John E. Pluhowski said in a statement: “VALIC offered a fixed annuity product to the plan and we are ...

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Q1 2008 Prudential Financial, Inc. Earnings Conference Call - Final - Insurance News Net (press release)


Q1 2008 Prudential Financial, Inc. Earnings Conference Call - Final
Insurance News Net (press release), PA - May 18, 2008
... to Gibraltar's sales, both in the current quarter and the year ago quarter, substantially all representing sales of our US dollar fixed annuity product. ...

Bequest Can Increase Substantially When an Immediate Annuity Is ... - Earthtimes (press release)


Bequest Can Increase Substantially When an Immediate Annuity Is ...
Earthtimes (press release), UK - May 19, 2008
The "Immediate Annuities and Retirement Income Portfolios" study findings demonstrate that including a Single Premium Immediate Annuity (SPIA) in a ...

Monday, May 19, 2008

Gordon Brown: people are Browned off - Telegraph.co.uk


Gordon Brown: people are Browned off
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 15 hours ago
Six years ago, insurers were duty-bound to inform retirees of the so-called "open-market option" (OMO) that they do not have to buy an annuity from them. ...

Q1 2008 Guaranty Financial Group, Inc. Earnings Conference Call ... - Insurance News Net (press release)


Q1 2008 Guaranty Financial Group, Inc. Earnings Conference Call ...
Insurance News Net (press release), PA - 20 hours ago
Insurance commissions and fees including fixed annuity sales increased nearly 20% to $19 million for the quarter compared to the first quarter of '07. ...

Consider your position on risk scale in pension-pot matters - Aberdeen Press and Journal


Consider your position on risk scale in pension-pot matters
Aberdeen Press and Journal, UK - 4 hours ago
The fund vanishes on death unless additional guarantees have been included; it is inflexible and once you have accepted your annuity it is set in stone ...

Sunday, May 18, 2008

• Mesquite's Only Award Winning Locally Owned And Operated Newspaper • - Mesquite Local News


• Mesquite's Only Award Winning Locally Owned And Operated Newspaper •
Mesquite Local News, NV - May 13, 2008
The EIA's interest rate is typically lower than that of a fixed annuity. However, due to the market-index factor, an EIA offers potentially higher returns ...

Annuity may be best for improvident niece - Cincinnati Enquirer


Annuity may be best for improvident niece
Cincinnati Enquirer, OH - May 17, 2008
Another possibility is an annuity, which is a contract, issued by a life-insurance company, which can guarantee an income for life. A fixed annuity will ...

Lawsuit Claims Fraud in Teacher Retirement Plan - RedOrbit


Lawsuit Claims Fraud in Teacher Retirement Plan
RedOrbit, TX - May 17, 2008
"VALIC offered a fixed annuity product to the plan and we are confident that we met the obligations we were contracted to provide," AIG Retirement Services ...

Hartford First Quarter Earnings Call - 123Jump.com


Hartford First Quarter Earnings Call
123Jump.com, FL - 19 hours ago
Variable annuity deposits were $2.5 billion, compared to $3.3 billion in the prior year due to the market and competitive environment. ...