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Post recession, a new era of consumer caution arises – Kait 8
As a credit counselor, Rodney Tullie has been helping consumers manage debt problems for two years. That’s been long enough to witness, from a front-row seat, what some are heralding as the end of an economic era. At Consumer Credit Counseling

Ryan Pickett also signs contract extension – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“He has been a key part of our defense and we look forward to having Ryan be a part of our future in Green Bay,” said GM Ted Thompson in a released statement. Pickett is a nine-year veteran and he’s here at Fan Fest he just inked the deal in Russ

Driver in fatal Mt. Pleasant crash didn’t have valid – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
March 11, 2010 2:30 p.m. | A 78-year-old Racine man did not have a valid driver’s license when the minivan he was driving collided with a car Monday in Mt. Pleasant, fatally injuring a 4-year-old boy who was in the car, according to a criminal

Military Update: Webb takes lead of personnel – Stars and Stripes
James Webb, D-Va., a take-charge senator who in just his second year conceived and negotiated passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, made clear Wednesday he will continue to influence issues that impact on the lives of servicemembers, retirees, reservists

A guarantee for your 401k? – MSN Money
the selling points of 401k plans became transparency and individual control. As the plans became widespread, mutual fund companies became the dominant managers of 401k’s, rather than the insurance companies that provide annuities or sell

“Insurance Brokerage in Australia” Published – PR Inside
Industry Definition This industry includes individuals and businesses that act primarily as agents or brokers in selling annuities and insurance policies. Industry participants earn commission income, mostly as a percentage of the premium of

Post recession, a new era of consumer caution arises – Kait 8
As a credit counselor, Rodney Tullie has been helping consumers manage debt problems for two years. That’s been long enough to witness, from a front-row seat, what some are heralding as the end of an economic era. At Consumer Credit Counseling

Ryan Pickett also signs contract extension – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“He has been a key part of our defense and we look forward to having Ryan be a part of our future in Green Bay,” said GM Ted Thompson in a released statement. Pickett is a nine-year veteran and he’s here at Fan Fest he just inked the deal in Russ

Driver in fatal Mt. Pleasant crash didn’t have valid – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
March 11, 2010 2:30 p.m. | A 78-year-old Racine man did not have a valid driver’s license when the minivan he was driving collided with a car Monday in Mt. Pleasant, fatally injuring a 4-year-old boy who was in the car, according to a criminal

Military Update: Webb takes lead of personnel – Stars and Stripes
James Webb, D-Va., a take-charge senator who in just his second year conceived and negotiated passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, made clear Wednesday he will continue to influence issues that impact on the lives of servicemembers, retirees, reservists

A guarantee for your 401k? – MSN Money
the selling points of 401k plans became transparency and individual control. As the plans became widespread, mutual fund companies became the dominant managers of 401k’s, rather than the insurance companies that provide annuities or sell

“Insurance Brokerage in Australia” Published – PR Inside
Industry Definition This industry includes individuals and businesses that act primarily as agents or brokers in selling annuities and insurance policies. Industry participants earn commission income, mostly as a percentage of the premium of

W.D.M. insurer fined $275,000 over annuity contracts – Des Moines Register
American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. has been fined $275,000 for allegedly selling unapproved annuity contracts in Minnesota. Customers who purchased the annuity contracts from the West Des Moines company between 2002 and November 2008 were

Smart value investors like insurers – Financial Post
Still, at current valuations, it’s easy to see why the world’s top bargain hunters are excited. Consider Everest Re Group Ltd. (RE/NYSE) selling for just over six times earnings and at only 0.8 of its book value. Or Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (

Fixed Mobile Convergence – TMCnet
Mar 12, 2010 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) — BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring the performance of all stocks with earnings being released Tuesday, March 16th and determining how the stocks have performed after their last 12 quarterly, 6

Minnesota fines WDM company over annuities – Des Moines Register
American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. has been fined $275,000 for allegedly selling unapproved annuity contracts in Minnesota. Consumers who purchased the annuity contacts by the West Des Moines company between 2002 and November 2008 were

“Insurance Brokerage in Australia” Published – PR Inside
Industry Definition This industry includes individuals and businesses that act primarily as agents or brokers in selling annuities and insurance policies. Industry participants earn commission income, mostly as a percentage of the premium of

Post recession, a new era of consumer caution arises – Kait 8
As a credit counselor, Rodney Tullie has been helping consumers manage debt problems for two years. That’s been long enough to witness, from a front-row seat, what some are heralding as the end of an economic era. At Consumer Credit Counseling

Driver in fatal Mt. Pleasant crash didn’t have valid – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
March 11, 2010 2:30 p.m. | A 78-year-old Racine man did not have a valid driver’s license when the minivan he was driving collided with a car Monday in Mt. Pleasant, fatally injuring a 4-year-old boy who was in the car, according to a criminal

Ryan Pickett also signs contract extension – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“He has been a key part of our defense and we look forward to having Ryan be a part of our future in Green Bay,” said GM Ted Thompson in a released statement. Pickett is a nine-year veteran and he’s here at Fan Fest he just inked the deal in Russ

W.D.M. insurer fined $275,000 over annuity contracts – Des Moines Register
American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. has been fined $275,000 for allegedly selling unapproved annuity contracts in Minnesota. Customers who purchased the annuity contracts from the West Des Moines company between 2002 and November 2008 were

Smart value investors like insurers – Financial Post
Still, at current valuations, it’s easy to see why the world’s top bargain hunters are excited. Consider Everest Re Group Ltd. (RE/NYSE) selling for just over six times earnings and at only 0.8 of its book value. Or Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (

Fixed Mobile Convergence – TMCnet
Mar 12, 2010 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) — BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring the performance of all stocks with earnings being released Tuesday, March 16th and determining how the stocks have performed after their last 12 quarterly, 6

Minnesota fines WDM company over annuities – Des Moines Register
American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. has been fined $275,000 for allegedly selling unapproved annuity contracts in Minnesota. Consumers who purchased the annuity contacts by the West Des Moines company between 2002 and November 2008 were

“Insurance Brokerage in Australia” Published – PR Inside
Industry Definition This industry includes individuals and businesses that act primarily as agents or brokers in selling annuities and insurance policies. Industry participants earn commission income, mostly as a percentage of the premium of

Post recession, a new era of consumer caution arises – Kait 8
As a credit counselor, Rodney Tullie has been helping consumers manage debt problems for two years. That’s been long enough to witness, from a front-row seat, what some are heralding as the end of an economic era. At Consumer Credit Counseling

Driver in fatal Mt. Pleasant crash didn’t have valid – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
March 11, 2010 2:30 p.m. | A 78-year-old Racine man did not have a valid driver’s license when the minivan he was driving collided with a car Monday in Mt. Pleasant, fatally injuring a 4-year-old boy who was in the car, according to a criminal

Ryan Pickett also signs contract extension – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“He has been a key part of our defense and we look forward to having Ryan be a part of our future in Green Bay,” said GM Ted Thompson in a released statement. Pickett is a nine-year veteran and he’s here at Fan Fest he just inked the deal in Russ

Military Update: Webb takes lead of personnel – Stars and Stripes
James Webb, D-Va., a take-charge senator who in just his second year conceived and negotiated passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, made clear Wednesday he will continue to influence issues that impact on the lives of servicemembers, retirees, reservists

Smart value investors like insurers – Financial Post
Warren Buffett has upped his stakes in Munich Re and Swiss Re, two of the world’s largest reinsurance companies commercial real estate and annuities, both of which could prove problematic. Still, at current valuations, it’s easy to see why the

A guarantee for your 401k? – MSN Money
the selling points of 401k plans became transparency and individual control. As the plans became widespread, mutual fund companies became the dominant managers of 401k’s, rather than the insurance companies that provide annuities or sell

Military Update: Webb takes lead of personnel – Stars and Stripes
James Webb, D-Va., a take-charge senator who in just his second year conceived and negotiated passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, made clear Wednesday he will continue to influence issues that impact on the lives of servicemembers, retirees, reservists

Smart value investors like insurers – Financial Post
Warren Buffett has upped his stakes in Munich Re and Swiss Re, two of the world’s largest reinsurance companies commercial real estate and annuities, both of which could prove problematic. Still, at current valuations, it’s easy to see why the

A guarantee for your 401k? – MSN Money
the selling points of 401k plans became transparency and individual control. As the plans became widespread, mutual fund companies became the dominant managers of 401k’s, rather than the insurance companies that provide annuities or sell

Developer hopes to bring Target, senior apartments to – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
That’s the word from two real estate industry sources who spoke to me about the project on the condition that I don’t publish their names. A Ryan executive hasn’t returned my phone calls yet. A Target spokesman said the company hasn’t announced plans

A guarantee for your 401k? – MSN Money
the selling points of 401k plans became transparency and individual control. As the plans became widespread, mutual fund companies became the dominant managers of 401k’s, rather than the insurance companies that provide annuities or sell

Are Annuities Ever Not Stupid? – Motley Fool
Here at The Motley Fool, we tend to scorn financial products that enrich the people who sell them, but offer investors subpar returns. So it should come as no surprise that we really don’t like most annuities. By and large, annuities are the kind of

Military Update: Webb takes lead of personnel – Stars and Stripes
James Webb, D-Va., a take-charge senator who in just his second year conceived and negotiated passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, made clear Wednesday he will continue to influence issues that impact on the lives of servicemembers, retirees, reservists

“Insurance Brokerage in Australia” Published – PR Inside
Industry Definition This industry includes individuals and businesses that act primarily as agents or brokers in selling annuities and insurance policies. Industry participants earn commission income, mostly as a percentage of the premium of

Driver in fatal Mount Pleasant crash didn’t have valid – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
March 11, 2010 2:30 p.m. | A 78-year-old Racine man did not have a valid driver’s license when the minivan he was driving collided with a car Monday in Mount Pleasant, fatally injuring a 4-year-old boy who was in the car, according to a criminal

Developer hopes to bring Target, senior apartments to – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
That’s the word from two real estate industry sources who spoke to me about the project on the condition that I don’t publish their names. A Ryan executive hasn’t returned my phone calls yet. A Target spokesman said the company hasn’t announced plans

A guarantee for your 401k? – MSN Money
the selling points of 401k plans became transparency and individual control. As the plans became widespread, mutual fund companies became the dominant managers of 401k’s, rather than the insurance companies that provide annuities or sell

Are Annuities Ever Not Stupid? – Motley Fool
Here at The Motley Fool, we tend to scorn financial products that enrich the people who sell them, but offer investors subpar returns. So it should come as no surprise that we really don’t like most annuities. By and large, annuities are the kind of

Military Update: Webb takes lead of personnel – Stars and Stripes
James Webb, D-Va., a take-charge senator who in just his second year conceived and negotiated passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, made clear Wednesday he will continue to influence issues that impact on the lives of servicemembers, retirees, reservists

“Insurance Brokerage in Australia” Published – PR Inside
Industry Definition This industry includes individuals and businesses that act primarily as agents or brokers in selling annuities and insurance policies. Industry participants earn commission income, mostly as a percentage of the premium of

Driver in fatal Mount Pleasant crash didn’t have valid – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
March 11, 2010 2:30 p.m. | A 78-year-old Racine man did not have a valid driver’s license when the minivan he was driving collided with a car Monday in Mount Pleasant, fatally injuring a 4-year-old boy who was in the car, according to a criminal

“Insurance Brokerage in Australia” Published – PR Inside
This Industry Market Research report from IBISWorld provides a detailed analysis of the Insurance Brokerage in Australia industry, including key growth trends, statistics, forecasts, the competitive environment including market shares and the key

Proposed law could help employees track expected 401(k – Grand Forks Herald
Hilda L Now don’t get us wrong here. The idea of telling workers how much income their nest egg will produce or the use of lifetime annuities does have merit. But the proposed law and the Labor Department should address, among other items,

Regional Report / Minnesota fines Iowa-based insurer over annuities – Pioneer Press
The Minnesota Department of Commerce said this week that it has fined American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co., a Des Moines, Iowa-based insurer, $275,000 for selling unapproved annuity contracts in the state. Commerce said in a news release

“Insurance Brokerage in Australia” Published – PR Inside
This Industry Market Research report from IBISWorld provides a detailed analysis of the Insurance Brokerage in Australia industry, including key growth trends, statistics, forecasts, the competitive environment including market shares and the key

Proposed law could help employees track expected 401(k – Grand Forks Herald
Hilda L Now don’t get us wrong here. The idea of telling workers how much income their nest egg will produce or the use of lifetime annuities does have merit. But the proposed law and the Labor Department should address, among other items,

Regional Report / Minnesota fines Iowa-based insurer over annuities – Pioneer Press
The Minnesota Department of Commerce said this week that it has fined American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co., a Des Moines, Iowa-based insurer, $275,000 for selling unapproved annuity contracts in the state. Commerce said in a news release

2,300 enter state’s biennial cheese contest – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The association says more than 2,300 cheeses and butters have been entered in next week’s contest. That’s a jump of almost 20% since the last contest in 2008. The group says the entries hail from 20 nations, from Argentina to Sweden. The 80

Are Annuities Ever Not Stupid? – Motley Fool
Here at The Motley Fool, we tend to scorn financial products that enrich the people who sell them, but offer investors subpar returns. So it should come as no surprise that we really don’t like most annuities. By and large, annuities are the kind of

Gokey’s “Best Days” debuts at No. 4 on Billboard pop – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
March 11, 2010 7:28 a.m. | The first album by Milwaukee’s favorite American Idol, Danny Gokey, debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 album chart. “My Best Days” sold 65,000 copies in its first week of release, according to Billboard.com , citing

W.D.M. insurer fined $275,000 over annuity contracts – Des Moines Register
American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. has been fined $275,000 for allegedly selling unapproved annuity contracts in Minnesota. Customers who purchased the annuity contracts from the West Des Moines company between 2002 and November 2008 were

Proposed law could help employees track expected 401(k – Grand Forks Herald
Hilda L Now don’t get us wrong here. The idea of telling workers how much income their nest egg will produce or the use of lifetime annuities does have merit. But the proposed law and the Labor Department should address, among other items,

Post recession, a new era of consumer caution arises – KRDO
Belt-tightening on a long-term basis could shutter many a business, Olney says, such as retail stores that got used to selling granite countertops He’d rather spend it than lose it, he says, and his annuities give him confidence that he won’t

Regional Report / Minnesota fines Iowa-based insurer – Pioneer Press
The Minnesota Department of Commerce said this week that it has fined American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co., a Des Moines, Iowa-based insurer, $275,000 for selling unapproved annuity contracts in the state. Commerce said in a news release

2,300 enter state’s biennial cheese contest – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The association says more than 2,300 cheeses and butters have been entered in next week’s contest. That’s a jump of almost 20% since the last contest in 2008. The group says the entries hail from 20 nations, from Argentina to Sweden. The 80

Are Annuities Ever Not Stupid? – Motley Fool
Here at The Motley Fool, we tend to scorn financial products that enrich the people who sell them, but offer investors subpar returns. So it should come as no surprise that we really don’t like most annuities. By and large, annuities are the kind of

Gokey’s “Best Days” debuts at No. 4 on Billboard pop – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
March 11, 2010 7:28 a.m. | The first album by Milwaukee’s favorite American Idol, Danny Gokey, debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 album chart. “My Best Days” sold 65,000 copies in its first week of release, according to Billboard.com , citing

W.D.M. insurer fined $275,000 over annuity contracts – Des Moines Register
American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. has been fined $275,000 for allegedly selling unapproved annuity contracts in Minnesota. Customers who purchased the annuity contracts from the West Des Moines company between 2002 and November 2008 were

Proposed law could help employees track expected 401(k – Grand Forks Herald
Hilda L Now don’t get us wrong here. The idea of telling workers how much income their nest egg will produce or the use of lifetime annuities does have merit. But the proposed law and the Labor Department should address, among other items,

Post recession, a new era of consumer caution arises – KRDO
Belt-tightening on a long-term basis could shutter many a business, Olney says, such as retail stores that got used to selling granite countertops He’d rather spend it than lose it, he says, and his annuities give him confidence that he won’t

Regional Report / Minnesota fines Iowa-based insurer – Pioneer Press
The Minnesota Department of Commerce said this week that it has fined American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co., a Des Moines, Iowa-based insurer, $275,000 for selling unapproved annuity contracts in the state. Commerce said in a news release

Minnesota fines WDM company over annuities – Des Moines Register
American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. has been fined $275,000 for allegedly selling unapproved annuity contracts in Minnesota. Consumers who purchased the annuity contacts by the West Des Moines company between 2002 and November 2008 were

W.D.M. insurer fined $275,000 over annuity contracts – Des Moines Register
American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. has been fined $275,000 for allegedly selling unapproved annuity contracts in Minnesota. Customers who purchased the annuity contracts from the West Des Moines company between 2002 and November 2008 were

Buying Variable Annuities – Walletpop.com
A subaccount’s investment performance determines the future value of a variable annuity. Subaccounts are often conservative funds that invest in bonds with the highest credit rating . Some annuities also offer subaccounts that invest in stocks. You

Will states crack down on stranger-originated annuities? – InvestmentNews
a model act similar to the one it had drafted for stranger-originated life insurance — the act of purchasing life insurance on someone for the express purpose of selling it on allow investors to take out annuities with death benefits

Post recession, a new era of consumer caution arises – WTVF
As a credit counselor, Rodney Tullie has been helping consumers manage debt problems for two years. That’s been long enough to witness, from a front-row seat, what some are heralding as the end of an economic era. At Consumer Credit Counseling

Investors Tap Into Deathbed Bond Deal – Wall Street Journal
In a little-known practice, investors can recruit a terminally ill person and together they can scoop up these bonds on the open market at a discount. When the ailing bondholder dies, the surviving co-owner can then redeem them at face value and

Jackson Life hits record sales, earnings in ’09 – InvestmentNews
Jackson National Life Insurance Co. reported record sales and earnings in 2009, as its fixed and variable annuities flew off the shelves. The insurer’s sales and deposits rose 8% to a record $15.2 billion last year. The firm also reported record

Milwaukee to make play for super-fast Google Web service – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Now Milwaukee is among the cities scrambling to entice Google to become the local Internet service provider. Milwaukee officials will apply to be a part of Google Fiber, an experiment in which Google plans to choose cities to lay new fiber lines and

Minnesota fines WDM company over annuities – Des Moines Register
American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. has been fined $275,000 for allegedly selling unapproved annuity contracts in Minnesota. Consumers who purchased the annuity contacts by the West Des Moines company between 2002 and November 2008 were

W.D.M. insurer fined $275,000 over annuity contracts – Des Moines Register
American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. has been fined $275,000 for allegedly selling unapproved annuity contracts in Minnesota. Customers who purchased the annuity contracts from the West Des Moines company between 2002 and November 2008 were

Buying Variable Annuities – Walletpop.com
A subaccount’s investment performance determines the future value of a variable annuity. Subaccounts are often conservative funds that invest in bonds with the highest credit rating . Some annuities also offer subaccounts that invest in stocks. You

Will states crack down on stranger-originated annuities? – InvestmentNews
a model act similar to the one it had drafted for stranger-originated life insurance — the act of purchasing life insurance on someone for the express purpose of selling it on allow investors to take out annuities with death benefits

Post recession, a new era of consumer caution arises – WTVF
As a credit counselor, Rodney Tullie has been helping consumers manage debt problems for two years. That’s been long enough to witness, from a front-row seat, what some are heralding as the end of an economic era. At Consumer Credit Counseling

Investors Tap Into Deathbed Bond Deal – Wall Street Journal
In a little-known practice, investors can recruit a terminally ill person and together they can scoop up these bonds on the open market at a discount. When the ailing bondholder dies, the surviving co-owner can then redeem them at face value and

Jackson Life hits record sales, earnings in ’09 – InvestmentNews
Jackson National Life Insurance Co. reported record sales and earnings in 2009, as its fixed and variable annuities flew off the shelves. The insurer’s sales and deposits rose 8% to a record $15.2 billion last year. The firm also reported record

Milwaukee to make play for super-fast Google Web service – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Now Milwaukee is among the cities scrambling to entice Google to become the local Internet service provider. Milwaukee officials will apply to be a part of Google Fiber, an experiment in which Google plans to choose cities to lay new fiber lines and

Post recession, a new era of consumer caution arises – WTVF
As a credit counselor, Rodney Tullie has been helping consumers manage debt problems for two years. That’s been long enough to witness, from a front-row seat, what some are heralding as the end of an economic era. At Consumer Credit Counseling

Jackson Life hits record sales, earnings in ’09 – InvestmentNews
Jackson National Life Insurance Co. reported record sales and earnings in 2009, as its fixed and variable annuities flew off the shelves. The insurer’s sales and deposits rose 8% to a record $15.2 billion last year. The firm also reported record

Investors Tap Into Deathbed Bond Deal – Wall Street Journal
In a little-known practice, investors can recruit a terminally ill person and together they can scoop up these bonds on the open market at a discount. When the ailing bondholder dies, the surviving co-owner can then redeem them at face value and

Minnesota fines WDM company over annuities – Des Moines Register
American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. has been fined $275,000 for allegedly selling unapproved annuity contracts in Minnesota. Consumers who purchased the annuity contacts by the West Des Moines company between 2002 and November 2008 were

Post recession, a new era of consumer caution arises – WTVF
As a credit counselor, Rodney Tullie has been helping consumers manage debt problems for two years. That’s been long enough to witness, from a front-row seat, what some are heralding as the end of an economic era. At Consumer Credit Counseling

Jackson Life hits record sales, earnings in ’09 – InvestmentNews
Jackson National Life Insurance Co. reported record sales and earnings in 2009, as its fixed and variable annuities flew off the shelves. The insurer’s sales and deposits rose 8% to a record $15.2 billion last year. The firm also reported record

Investors Tap Into Deathbed Bond Deal – Wall Street Journal
In a little-known practice, investors can recruit a terminally ill person and together they can scoop up these bonds on the open market at a discount. When the ailing bondholder dies, the surviving co-owner can then redeem them at face value and

Minnesota fines WDM company over annuities – Des Moines Register
American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. has been fined $275,000 for allegedly selling unapproved annuity contracts in Minnesota. Consumers who purchased the annuity contacts by the West Des Moines company between 2002 and November 2008 were

Tuesday A.M. Report – Minnpost.com
Hospitals try to improve patient experience: For a long time in health care, the phrase was not “The customer is always right.” It was “The hospital is always right.” That attitude is changing, and health care executives are using the phrase

Jackson Life hits record sales, earnings in ’09 – InvestmentNews
Jackson National Life Insurance Co. reported record sales and earnings in 2009, as its fixed and variable annuities flew off the shelves. The insurer’s sales and deposits rose 8% to a record $15.2 billion last year. The firm also reported record

American Equity fined $275K for unapproved annuity sales – InvestmentNews
with a $275,000 fine for allegedly selling unapproved annuity contracts to state residents The annuities were sold in cross-border sales, in which customers from one state traveled to another state to obtain products that aren’t sold in their

AIMS Benefit Solutions Expands and Strengthens Life, Annuity, and – Earthtimes
AIMS Benefit agents’ selling process from start to finish. Founded in 1991, MedLink is a national “wholesale” insurance brokerage agency offering brokers a comprehensive portfolio of products and services, including employee benefits, individual

Minnesota fines WDM company over annuities – Des Moines Register
American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. has been fined $275,000 for allegedly selling unapproved annuity contracts in Minnesota. Consumers who purchased the annuity contacts by the West Des Moines company between 2002 and November 2008 were

Post recession, a new era of consumer caution arises – WTVF
As a credit counselor, Rodney Tullie has been helping consumers manage debt problems for two years. That’s been long enough to witness, from a front-row seat, what some are heralding as the end of an economic era. At Consumer Credit Counseling

Investors Tap Into Deathbed Bond Deal – Wall Street Journal
In a little-known practice, investors can recruit a terminally ill person and together they can scoop up these bonds on the open market at a discount. When the ailing bondholder dies, the surviving co-owner can then redeem them at face value and

Tuesday A.M. Report – Minnpost.com
Hospitals try to improve patient experience: For a long time in health care, the phrase was not “The customer is always right.” It was “The hospital is always right.” That attitude is changing, and health care executives are using the phrase

Jackson Life hits record sales, earnings in ’09 – InvestmentNews
Jackson National Life Insurance Co. reported record sales and earnings in 2009, as its fixed and variable annuities flew off the shelves. The insurer’s sales and deposits rose 8% to a record $15.2 billion last year. The firm also reported record

American Equity fined $275K for unapproved annuity sales – InvestmentNews
with a $275,000 fine for allegedly selling unapproved annuity contracts to state residents The annuities were sold in cross-border sales, in which customers from one state traveled to another state to obtain products that aren’t sold in their

AIMS Benefit Solutions Expands and Strengthens Life, Annuity, and – Earthtimes
AIMS Benefit agents’ selling process from start to finish. Founded in 1991, MedLink is a national “wholesale” insurance brokerage agency offering brokers a comprehensive portfolio of products and services, including employee benefits, individual

Minnesota fines WDM company over annuities – Des Moines Register
American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. has been fined $275,000 for allegedly selling unapproved annuity contracts in Minnesota. Consumers who purchased the annuity contacts by the West Des Moines company between 2002 and November 2008 were

Post recession, a new era of consumer caution arises – WTVF
As a credit counselor, Rodney Tullie has been helping consumers manage debt problems for two years. That’s been long enough to witness, from a front-row seat, what some are heralding as the end of an economic era. At Consumer Credit Counseling

Investors Tap Into Deathbed Bond Deal – Wall Street Journal
In a little-known practice, investors can recruit a terminally ill person and together they can scoop up these bonds on the open market at a discount. When the ailing bondholder dies, the surviving co-owner can then redeem them at face value and

Tuesday A.M. Report – Minnpost.com
Hospitals try to improve patient experience: For a long time in health care, the phrase was not “The customer is always right.” It was “The hospital is always right.” That attitude is changing, and health care executives are using the phrase

AIMS Benefit Solutions Expands and Strengthens Life, Annuity, and – Earthtimes
AIMS Benefit agents’ selling process from start to finish. Founded in 1991, MedLink is a national “wholesale” insurance brokerage agency offering brokers a comprehensive portfolio of products and services, including employee benefits, individual

Jackson Life hits record sales, earnings in ’09 – InvestmentNews
reported record sales and earnings in 2009, as its fixed and variable annuities flew off the shelves yet, the company is instead pursuing casual and non-annuity producers for more selling opportunities. He said that will require a

Post recession, a new era of consumer caution arises – WTVF
As a credit counselor, Rodney Tullie has been helping consumers manage debt problems for two years. That’s been long enough to witness, from a front-row seat, what some are heralding as the end of an economic era. At Consumer Credit Counseling

Investors Tap Into Deathbed Bond Deal – Wall Street Journal
In a little-known practice, investors can recruit a terminally ill person and together they can scoop up these bonds on the open market for a discount. When the bondholder dies, the surviving owner can then redeem them at face value and potentially

Buying Variable Annuities – Walletpop.com
A subaccount’s investment performance determines the future value of a variable annuity. Subaccounts are often conservative funds that invest in bonds with the highest credit rating . Some annuities also offer subaccounts that invest in stocks. You

MetLife Eclipses Benmosche’s AIG After CEO’s Vow (Update1) – BusinessWeek
Robert Benmosche, said yesterday it would sell American Life Insurance Co. to Henrikson’s firm, one week after a $35.5 billion deal to divest another non-U.S. subsidiary to Prudential Plc. New York-based AIG is selling individual annuities

Iowa insurer fined for MN annuities sales – MSN Money
The Minnesota Department of Commerce has fined West Des Moines, Iowa-based American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. $275,000 for allegedly selling unapproved annuity contracts in the state. Consumers who purchased the contacts were subject to

Minnesota fines WDM company over annuities – Des Moines Register
American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. has been fined $275,000 for allegedly selling unapproved annuity contracts in Minnesota. Consumers who purchased the annuity contacts by the West Des Moines company between 2002 and November 2008 were

Tuesday A.M. Report – Minnpost.com
Hospitals try to improve patient experience: For a long time in health care, the phrase was not “The customer is always right.” It was “The hospital is always right.” That attitude is changing, and health care executives are using the phrase

AIMS Benefit Solutions Expands and Strengthens Life, Annuity, and – Earthtimes
AIMS Benefit agents’ selling process from start to finish. Founded in 1991, MedLink is a national “wholesale” insurance brokerage agency offering brokers a comprehensive portfolio of products and services, including employee benefits, individual

Jackson Life hits record sales, earnings in ’09 – InvestmentNews
reported record sales and earnings in 2009, as its fixed and variable annuities flew off the shelves yet, the company is instead pursuing casual and non-annuity producers for more selling opportunities. He said that will require a

Post recession, a new era of consumer caution arises – WTVF
As a credit counselor, Rodney Tullie has been helping consumers manage debt problems for two years. That’s been long enough to witness, from a front-row seat, what some are heralding as the end of an economic era. At Consumer Credit Counseling

Investors Tap Into Deathbed Bond Deal – Wall Street Journal
In a little-known practice, investors can recruit a terminally ill person and together they can scoop up these bonds on the open market for a discount. When the bondholder dies, the surviving owner can then redeem them at face value and potentially

Buying Variable Annuities – Walletpop.com
A subaccount’s investment performance determines the future value of a variable annuity. Subaccounts are often conservative funds that invest in bonds with the highest credit rating . Some annuities also offer subaccounts that invest in stocks. You

MetLife Eclipses Benmosche’s AIG After CEO’s Vow (Update1) – BusinessWeek
Robert Benmosche, said yesterday it would sell American Life Insurance Co. to Henrikson’s firm, one week after a $35.5 billion deal to divest another non-U.S. subsidiary to Prudential Plc. New York-based AIG is selling individual annuities

Iowa insurer fined for MN annuities sales – MSN Money
The Minnesota Department of Commerce has fined West Des Moines, Iowa-based American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. $275,000 for allegedly selling unapproved annuity contracts in the state. Consumers who purchased the contacts were subject to

Minnesota fines WDM company over annuities – Des Moines Register
American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. has been fined $275,000 for allegedly selling unapproved annuity contracts in Minnesota. Consumers who purchased the annuity contacts by the West Des Moines company between 2002 and November 2008 were