Advisors Seek Simpler Annuities, Education (FA Mag.com)

Annuities Offer Steady Income, Big Drawbacks (BusinessWeek)

FIA Fly-In: Producer Hopes To Spread Awareness (National Underwriter Life & Health) - Jason Kestler, one of the organizers of the March 17 Rule 151A fixed indexed annuity fly-in, says the key to talking to the folks on Capitol Hill is to remember that they are people, too.

4Q Variable Life Sales Rose 28% Over 3Q Results (National Underwriter Life & Health) - Variable life insurance sales with single premiums included at 10% for the 35 companies reporting in the VALUE survey for the fourth quarter of 2009 were $366.1 million.

Indexed Annuity Sales Hit Record $30B In 2009 (National Underwriter Life & Health) - Indexed annuity sales hit a new sales record in 2009, reaching over $30.1 billion, according to AnnuitySpecs.com.