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Say Goodbye to Manual Contract Requests: The Future of Life & Annuities Is Automated
23 Apr 2025 16:42 GMT
This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.
In the complex and ever-evolving world of life and annuity (L&A) compliance, efficiency isn’t a luxury, it’s a critical factor in an organization’s success. One of the most overlooked but essential …
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How does a care annuity work? It comes with special features to fund fees long-term - and a little-known income tax break
29 Apr 2025 06:15 GMT
… can still buy a ‘purchased life annuity’.
'These annuities are similar … into account.
'A purchased life annuity at age 80 paying £50 …
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Understanding Different Types of Pension Plans for Your Retirement
29 Apr 2025 05:25 GMT
… will get the annuity.
5. Life Annuity
It provides the regular pension … of the policyholder. Under the “Life Annuity Plan”, the pension amount will …
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It’s Checkup Time for Public Retirement Plans
29 Apr 2025 05:15 GMT
… . Insurance companies that now underwrite life annuities won’t like the competition …
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Best’s Special Report: U.S. Life/Annuity Insurers Increased Bond Purchases in 2024; Mortgages and Alternative Assets Investment Growth Muted
03 Apr 2025 14:25 GMT
U.S. life/annuity (L/A) insurers allocated a higher share of new investment purchases toward bonds over mortgages and alternative assets through the first three quarters of 2024, when compared with the prior two years, according to a new AM Best …
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Best’s Special Report: U.S. Life/Annuity Industry Sees 13% Net Income Decline in 2024
02 Apr 2025 14:08 GMT
The U.S. life/annuity (L/A) industry posted a 13% decline in net income to $33.3 billion in 2024, driven partly by a rise in expenses of nearly 15%, according to AM Best. These preliminary results are detailed in a new Best’s Special Report, titled …
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Best's Special Report: Insurers Exceed Cost of Capital Across Segments, Despite Varying Challenges
28 Apr 2025 13:42 GMT
Despite another year of elevated catastrophe losses, U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurers generated high investment returns and were able to exceed their cost of capital in 2024, according to new AM Best report.
Both life/annuity and health …
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£24k a year and no hassle: why I love my annuity
28 Apr 2025 11:44 GMT
… £14,000.
Both are joint life annuities, which means that his wife …
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Joint-life annuity rates at 17-year high
15 Mar 2025 05:43 GMT
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AM Best forecasts moderate growth for US life/annuity insurance sector in 2024-2025 period
12 Mar 2025 18:59 GMT
AM Best, the credit rating agency, forecasts moderate growth of approximately $48 billion in capital and surplus for the US life/annuity (L/A) insurance sector over the 2024-2025 period, as detailed in a new Best’s Market Segment Report.
The …