Learn what annuities are, how fixed, variable, indexed, immediate, and deferred annuities work, and how they can help provide steady retirement income.

When signing up for insurance, people often worry whether they will receive sufficient insurance payouts when truly needed.

There are many financial tools that seniors can leverage. Some build wealth or provide income, while others offer protection for heirs or ensure that end-of-life costs are covered. "Both are valuable ...

He's dying at 32. His wife is getting $1.2 million. And he's terrified she'll waste it. In a blunt Reddit post, a terminally ...

When it comes to insurance products, here’s one piece of advice: The key isn’t what the product is — it’s what the client wants to do with it. We’ve been trained to think each product has one specific ...

Talcott Financial Group has entered the retail annuities market with a suite of three products and a technology-driven ...

Talcott Financial Group, an international life insurance group and leading provider of comprehensive risk solutions, today announced its official launch in the retail annuity market segment with three ...

Most insurers pay out policies in a lump sum, but some companies offer installment payments. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us ...

Symetra Life Insurance Co. of Bellevue, Wash., today launched its Symetra Freedom Income annuity. This single-premium deferred payout annuity allows clients to purchase a stream of guaranteed income ...

If you want to update a cash-value life insurance policy or annuity, you may have heard of the 1035 exchange. This IRS provision, based on Section 1035(a)(3) of the IRS code, allows you to exchange ...

Private equity firms are buying up insurers — and the policies they hold — at a feverish pace. Some groups, namely financial advisors, fear the trend may be bad for consumers who own annuity and life ...